| Macropidia | |
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| Macropidia fuliginosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Subfamily: | Conostylidoideae |
| Genus: | Macropidia J.Drumm. ex Harv. |
| Species: | M. fuliginosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Macropidia fuliginosa | |
Macropidia fuliginosa, the sole species of genus Macropidia, is a perennial rhizomatous flowering plant. A relation of the kangaroo paws, Anigozanthus, which are also endemic to Southwest Australia, it is referred to as the black kangaroo paw. Bearing unusual black and green flowers, it occurs on a coastal plain from Perth to Geraldton.[1]
- ^ Kangaroo Paws Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-09-29.