Templetonia retusa (Mallee Pea, Cockies Tongue)
Templetonia retusa, known as cockies tongues, cocky's tongues, or coral bush is a shrub in the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) that grows in southern and south-western Australia. It grows up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, with leaves 15–40 millimetres (0.6–1.6 in) long and 7–25 mm (0.3–1.0 in) wide. Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25–40 mm (1.0–1.6 in) long. The seed pods are 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) long and around 10 mm (0.4 in) wide. It is found in coastal woodland and heaths over limestone from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to near Kangaroo Island, as well as inland in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.
Templetonia retusa is listed in the following regions:
Kangaroo Island | South West Western Australia
Species information
- Templetonia retusa Scientific name
- Mallee Pea, Cockies Tongue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
Location information
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Maps
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park -
Places
Hamelin Bay, WA
