October 2021 – Waratah

KINGDOM: Plantae ORDER: Proteales FAMILY: Proteaceae SUBFAMILY: Grevilleoideae TRIBE: Embothrieae GENUS: Telopea Waratah is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The most well-known species in this genus if Telopea speciosissima which has bright red flowers and is the NSW […]