Templetonia retusa, known as cockies tongues,[2] cocky's tongues,[3] or coral bush[4] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Templetonia |
| Species: | T. retusa
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References
edit- ^ "Usage of a name: Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index. Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br. Cockies Tongues". FloraBase: the Western Australian flora. Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Templetonia retusa". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Brickell, Christopher (15 August 2011). American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Penguin. ISBN 9780756675080.
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