List of Australian floral emblems

List of Australian floral emblems

This is a list of Australian floral emblems. The selection of a national emblem in the early years of the twentieth century was hotly contested between those who supported the wattle, and those in favour of the New South Wales waratah ("Telopea speciosissima").

ee also

* List of Australian mammal emblems
* List of Australian bird emblems

References

*cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/ |title=Floral Emblems of Australia |accessdate=2007-10-18 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens


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