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Black Kangaroo Paw at the Kings Park Festival | A Little Bunch Perth

The feature flower for the 2016 Kings Park Festival is the stunning Black Kangaroo Paw (Macropidia fuliginosa). Unlike all other Kangaroo Paws, this black and green beauty is not an Anigozanthos, but is closely related to them within the same family (Haemodoraceae). Macropidia is a monotypic genus, meaning there is only one species within the genus! Its name Macropidia is derived from the zoological name for kangaroos (Macropus – which in turn is derived from Greek meaning large foot), and the species name fuliginosa is derived from Latin for 'abounding in soot' (in reference to the dark coloured hairs on the stems and flowers). Only found in WA, Macropidia grows naturally on the northern sandplains between Perth and Geraldton. It...

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Black Kangaroo Paw at the Kings Park Festival | A Little Bunch Perth

The feature flower for the 2016 Kings Park Festival is the stunning Black Kangaroo Paw (Macropidia fuliginosa). Unlike all other Kangaroo Paws, this black and green beauty is not an Anigozanthos, but is closely related to them within the same family (Haemodoraceae). Macropidia is a monotypic genus, meaning there is only one species within the genus! Its name Macropidia is derived from the zoological name for kangaroos (Macropus – which in turn is derived from Greek meaning large foot), and the species name fuliginosa is derived from Latin for 'abounding in soot' (in reference to the dark coloured hairs on the stems and flowers). Only found in WA, Macropidia grows naturally on the northern sandplains between Perth and Geraldton. It...

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Kings Park Festival: Floral Fantasy | A Little Bunch Perth

Kings Park Festival: Floral Fantasy Find yourself in a carpet of wildflowers in a Floral Fantasy for the Kings Park Festival from 1 - 30 September 2016. You can visit the world's biggest display of Western Australia's famous wildflowers from every region of the state without leaving the city. The Festival is proudly presented by the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority and the Friends of Kings Park with the generous support of Lotterywest.

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