Catspaw is a small, tufted Australian plant commonly called kangaroo paw. There are about 10 kinds, all of which grow in southwestern Australia. The sepals and petals are joined to form a long tube that is split and turned back at the upper end, like claws. Catspaws have smooth, grasslike leaves and a spike or spikes of gold or orange-brown flowers. Their stems and flowers are thickly coated with soft, fuzzy, hairlike parts.
