Templetonia retusa

Templetonia retusa, known as cockies tongues,[2] cocky's tongues,[3] or coral bush[4] is a shrub in the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) that grows in southern and south-western Australia. It grows up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, with leaves 15–40 millimetres (0.6–1.6 in) long and 7–25 mm (0.3–1.0 in) wide.[3] Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25–40 mm (1.0–1.6 in) long. The seed pods are 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) long and around 10 mm (0.4 in) wide.[3] It is found in coastal woodland and heaths over limestone from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to near Kangaroo Island, as well as inland in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.[3]

Templetonia retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Templetonia
Species:	T. retusa
Binomial name
Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br.
Synonyms [1]
Rafnia retusa Vent. Templetonia glauca Sims

References

1. "Usage of a name: Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index. Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br. Cockies Tongues". FloraBase: the Western Australian flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
3. "Templetonia retusa". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
4. Brickell, Christopher (15 August 2011). American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. ISBN 9780756675080.