Family: Proteaceae

Scientific name: Telopea truncata

Common Name: Tasmanian Warratah

Distribution: Endemic to Tasmania, middle to high altitudes

General Information: Red, terminal flower heads, shrub or small tree.

Specimen: Cradle Mountain National Park, Dove Lake, January 2009.

Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club 2008 A Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.