| Anigozanthos | |
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| Tall kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos flavidus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Subfamily: | Conostylidoideae |
| Genus: | Anigozanthos Labill. |
| Type species | |
| Anigozanthos rufus Labill. | |
| Species | |
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Family has about 11 species, and several subspecies are known. | |
Anigozanthos is a genus of plant found naturally in the Southwestern Australia biogeographic region, belonging to the bloodwort family Haemodoraceae.[1][2] The 11 species and their subspecies are commonly known as kangaroo paw or catspaw, depending on their size, and the shape and colour of their flowers. A further species, previously identified as Anigozanthos fuliginosus (black kangaroo paw), was separated to a monotypic genus as Macropidia fuliginosa. All 11 species of Anigozanthos are endemic to the south west of Western Australia,[3] Noongar Boodjar.
The species are recognised by their unusual flowers, numerous hybrids and cultivars have been developed for cultivation and floristry in recent years; kangaroo paws are much in demand as house plants and as cut flowers. The red-and-green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia.
- ^ "Anigozanthos Labill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Anigozanthos Labill". Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. 1998. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Kangaroo Paws - Anigozanthos - Australian Plant Information".