Kangaroo paw is a flowering plant that grows only in Western Australia. There are about 10 species (kinds) of kangaroo paws. The plants have narrow leaves that grow straight from the ground and tall, slender stalks bearing heads of flowers. These heads are covered with dense wool of various colors, and they look like kangaroos’ paws. The red kangaroo paw has bright-red wool on the lower part of the flower and brilliant-green wool on the upper part. The black kangaroo paw has black wool on the base of the flower and green on the upper part. Other kinds have yellow, fawn, or brown wool.
