Anigozanthos viridis
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}
{{speciesbox
|name=Green Kangaroo Paw
| image = Green kangaroo paw in native habitat.jpg
| genus = Anigozanthos
| species = viridis
| authority = Endl.
|range_map = Anigozanthos viridis DistMap21.png
|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH
}}
Anigozanthos viridis, commonly known as Green Kangaroo Paw,{{FloraBase|title=Anigozanthos viridis|id=1416}} is a grass-like perennial herb native to south western coastal regions of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as Koroylbardany.
Description
The rhizomatous plant typically grows to a height of {{cvt|0.05|to|0.85|m}} and blooms in spring between August and October producing green or yellow-green flowers. The only synonym is Anigosanthus viridis.
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Stephan Endlicher in 1846 as a part of Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's work on Haemodoraceae, published in Plantae Preissianae.{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909298#names|title=Anigozanthos viridis Endl.|accessdate=24 May 2020|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility}}
There are two subspecies;
- Anigozanthos viridis subsp. terraspectans described by Stephen Hopper in 1987.{{FloraBase|title=Anigozanthos viridis subsp. terraspectans|id=13891}} Dwarf green kangaroo paw
- Anigozanthos viridis Endl. subsp. viridis.{{FloraBase|title=Anigozanthos viridis subsp. viridis|id=11566}} Green kangaroo paw
The specific epithet is taken from the Latin word viridis meaning green.{{cite web|url=https://www.friendsofqueensparkbushland.org.au/anigozanthos-viridis/|title=Anigozanthos viridis Common name: Green Kangaroo Paw|date=10 October 2011|accessdate=24 May 2020|publisher=Friends of Queens Park Bushland}}
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Category:Plants described in 1846