Source: Essence Online.
Macropidia fuliginosa
Name: kangaroo paw is given for the flowering branches resemblance to a kangaroos forearm; Macropidia refers to the kangaroo genus Macropus; fuliginosa is from the Latin fuligo referring to the black
English: Black kangaroo paw.
Genus: 1 species.
Aboriginal: Nollamara.
Region: Southwest Australia.
Botany: perennial herb, ± 1 m tall; rhizomatous; leaves erect green-yellow, strap-like, ± 40 cm long, tightly clustered at base; regenerating after fire; flowers from spring to summer, with black hairs