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Sturt's Desert Rose – Floral Emblem of the
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Species of flowering plant in the mallow family
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404:(F.Muell.) J.H.Willis is sometimes considered a
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1133:Symbols of the Northern Territory
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1113:Flora of the Northern Territory
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456:Sturt's desert rose contains
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312:. It is also known as the
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18:Sturt's Desert Rose
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278:"Gossypium sturtii" by
721:Anigozanthos manglesii
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356:are often recognized.
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253:Gossypium nandewarense
244:Gossypium gossypioides
236:Gossypium australiense
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667:Vappodes phalaenopsis
655:(Sturt's desert rose)
639:Telopea speciosissima
626:Wahlenbergia gloriosa
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748:Gossypium sturtianum
696:(Tasmanian blue gum)
683:(Sturt's desert pea)
652:Gossypium sturtianum
411:Gossypium robinsonii
289:Gossypium sturtianum
204:Gossypium sturtianum
35:Sturt's Desert Rose
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693:Eucalyptus globulus
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294:Sturt's desert rose
247:(R.Br.) C.A.Gardner
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314:Darling River rose
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211:J.H. Willis
116:Angiosperms
1082:Categories
1008:Plant List
534:17 January
510:17 January
491:References
438:and rocky
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381:Queensland
375:) and the
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462:ruminants
354:varieties
330:pale pink
306:Australia
180:Species:
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162:Malvaceae
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969:NSWFlora
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922:559835-1
826:eFloraSA
757:Wikidata
458:gossypol
402:trilobum
373:Narrabri
371:(around
348:Taxonomy
332:to dark
308:and the
264:F.Muell.
219:Synonyms
158:Family:
152:Malvales
129:Eudicots
982:NTFlora
883:3152671
763:Q339803
479:of the
418:Ecology
406:synonym
342:scented
168:Genus:
148:Order:
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436:gorges
430:beds,
338:maroon
334:purple
302:cotton
256:Derera
142:Rosids
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400:var.
389:var.
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298:shrub
292:, or
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352:Two
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