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Floral Emblems of Australia
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Floral Emblem PosterCommonwealth, States and Territories

Commonwealth of Australia - Golden Wattle - (Acacia pycnantha)

Australian Capital Territory - Royal Bluebell - (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)

New South Wales - Waratah - (Telopea speciosissima)

Northern Territory - Sturt's Desert Rose - (Gossypium sturtianum)

Queensland - Cooktown Orchid - (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)

South Australia - Sturt's Desert Pea - (Swainsona formosa)

Tasmania - Tasmanian Blue Gum - (Eucalyptus globulus)

Victoria - Common Heath - (Epacris impressa)

Western Australia - Red and Green Kangaroo Paw - (Anigozanthos manglesii)

Related information about Australia's floral emblems

Floral Emblem school project

The Wattle and the Waratah - sheet music from 1952

The Waratah in applied art

Federation Flora - chosen by each state or territory to celebrate 2001.

Photographs and illustrations © Australian National Botanic Gardens

Floral Emblems of the World

A table of national floral emblems, prepared by Reuben C. J. LIM, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore.

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