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Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br.
Cocky's Tongue
A beautiful plant identified on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia - especially showy in the Coffin Bay heathland, and near Esperance in Western Australia.

	Templetonia *retusa*	*Templetonia retusa*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Plant in habitat
	Location:Coffin Bay National Park, Eyre Peninsula,South Australia	Location:Coffin Bay National Park, Eyre Peninsula,South Australia
	GPS coordinates:34˚39.878S 135˚22.767E	GPS coordinates:34˚39.878S 135˚22.767E
	Date:9 August 2011	Date:9 August 2011
	Field No.: 944A	Field No.: 944A

	*Templetonia retusa*	*Templetonia retusa*

	Description:Plant in habitat	Description:Flower
	Location:Cape Arid, Western Australia	Location:Cape Arid, Western Australia
	GPS coordinates:33˚50.827S 123˚00.081E	GPS coordinates:33˚50.827S 123˚00.081E
	Date: 12 July 2014	Date: 12 July 2014
	Field No.: 2673	Field No.: 2673

	*Templetonia retusa*	*Templetonia retusa*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Flowers
	Location:Cape Arid, Western Australia	Location:Cape Arid, Western Australia
	GPS coordinates:33˚50.827S 123˚00.081E	GPS coordinates:33˚50.827S 123˚00.081E
	Date: 12 July 2014	Date: 12 July 2014
	Field No.: 2673	Field No.: 2673

References (accessed 3 August 2017):

http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Templetonia&species=retusa

http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4256

http://anpsa.org.au/t-ret.html

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