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542:Anigozanthos kalbarriensis
249:red-and-green kangaroo paw
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1338:"Anigozanthos Bush Pearl"
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1221:A Greek-English Lexicon
1202:A Greek-English Lexicon
1312:Plant Breeder's Rights
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950:'Spence‘s Spectacular'
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560:Anigozanthos manglesii
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589:Anigozanthos preissii
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236:Macropidia fuliginosa
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628:Anigozanthos viridis
619:Anigozanthos viridis
529:Anigozanthos humilis
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469:Anigozanthos bicolor
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1753:Commelinales genera
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818:'Hickman’s Delight'
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750:Anigozanthos
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746:'Bush Ochre'
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1596:iNaturalist
1464:Wikispecies
1181:13 February
1105:6 September
1072:7 September
956:'Sue Dixon'
944:'Space Age'
926:'Red Cross'
860:'Pink Joey'
734:'Bush Glow'
523:chrysanthus
339:Description
145:Subfamily:
119:Commelinids
93:Angiosperms
1732:Categories
1044:References
854:'Patricia'
842:'Mini Red'
710:'Baby Roo'
684:database.
455:decrescens
357:perennials
1544:FloraBase
1259:FloraBase
812:'Harmony'
716:'Big Red'
674:cultivars
655:metallica
564:manglesii
423:FloraBase
365:siliceous
243:Boodjar.
233:genus as
231:monotypic
63:Kingdom:
1702:40014815
1697:Tropicos
1455:Q1795386
1449:Wikidata
1198:"ἄνισος"
573:quadrans
402:tuberous
372:rhizomes
255:Taxonomy
191:Species
135:Family:
106:Monocots
1627:1088346
1614:19442-1
1575:2765832
1217:"ἄνθος"
1139:Labill"
1095:Labill"
1062:Labill"
980:Gallery
962:'Unity'
776:'Charm'
653:subsp.
640:subsp.
632:viridis
630:subsp.
612:Labill.
533:grandis
513:humilis
464:exstans
445:bicolor
417:Species
404:flower
395:flowers
387:rosette
378:in the
361:endemic
315:euphony
241:Noongar
185:Labill.
166:Labill.
155:Genus:
125:Order:
67:Plantae
1660:NZOR:
1640:896412
1601:118972
1497:425789
1374:4 July
1348:4 July
1322:18 May
1288:18 May
676:. The
645:Hopper
391:leaves
355:These
311:petals
307:ánthos
298:ánisos
294:ἄνισος
1676:81219
1653:54925
1622:IRMNG
1557:FoAO2
1549:21227
1536:1AGZG
1523:35027
1510:8VTVW
1484:92195
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473:minor
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435:Endl.
303:ἄνθος
211:genus
209:is a
113:Clade
100:Clade
87:Clade
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1684:POWO
1648:NCBI
1635:ITIS
1609:IPNI
1583:GRIN
1570:GBIF
1531:EPPO
1492:BOLD
1479:APNI
1376:2016
1350:2016
1324:2009
1290:2009
1183:2009
1107:2022
1074:2022
406:buds
400:The
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