Anigozanthos pulcherrimus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Commelinales/Haemodoraceae/Anigozanthos

At a glance

Occurrence records87

Data sources6

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Anigozanthos pulcherrimus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility87 records↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources26 traits

Chemical compositionNPASS13 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF87 records

01Narrative

Anigozanthos pulcherrimus or yellow kangaroo paw is a grass-like perennial herb that is native to Western Australia; from Perth to Geraldton. It can grow up to in height. Anigozanthos pulcherrimus has yellow flowers that appear from October to December.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length250 mm

Leaf width10.5 mm

Plant height1 m

Plant height max1 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Seed mass1.16 mg

Seed mass max1.16 mg

Seed mass min1.16 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyy

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition13 compounds

Compounds documented for Anigozanthos pulcherrimus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile4 classes

Flavonols6

Anthocyanidins2

Flavones2

Dihydroflavonols1

Documented compounds13 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-taxifolin	present	NPASS
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-1-benzopyran-1-ium-3-yl 6-O-[(2Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside	present	NPASS
Apigenin 7-O-glucuronide	present	NPASS
Cyanidin 3-rutinoside	present	NPASS
Feruloyl isoquercitrin 4'-glucoside	present	NPASS
FYKICTOLPIYIHH-AZHWDVLNSA-N	present	NPASS
Helichrysoside	present	NPASS
Kaempferol	present	NPASS
Kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside-beta-D-glucosyl	present	NPASS
KCCHWBJKDKYLBH-RMKNXTFCSA-N	present	NPASS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type87 records

Wild obs. + sensor24

Museum / vouchered63

Origin

Native4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO280 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy74% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 4≤10 km 3>10 km 2

19 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor24

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy26% within 1 km

≤100 m 8≤1 km 4≤10 km 30>10 km 5

47 georeferenced · 16 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence63

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 14 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	32
Canberra, AU	7
Mount Annan, AU	4
BGPAlocation not on record	4
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	3
Adelaide, AU	3
Brisbane, AU	2
LDlocation not on record	2
Phoenix, US	1
Hobart, AU	1
Pretoria, ZA	1
Wollongong, AU	1
Kew, GB	1
Armidale, AU	1

14 institutions · 63 of 63 vouchered records shown

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