What is the floral symbol of Australia?
What is the floral symbol of Australia?
the golden wattle
Australia’s national floral emblem is the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha Benth.). When in flower, the golden wattle displays the national colours, green and gold.
What is the floral emblem of Tasmania?
Tasmanian blue gum
Floral emblem The Tasmanian blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus Labill, was collected from the south-east coast of Tasmania in 1792-93 by the French naturalist J. J. H. de Labillardiere and was described and illustrated by him in 1799.
What are the animal emblems of the Australian states and territories?
List of Australian mammal emblems
| Area represented | Common name | Binomial nomenclature |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby | Petrogale penicillata |
| New South Wales | Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
| Northern Territory | Red kangaroo | Macropus rufus |
| Queensland | Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus |
What is the NSW floral emblem?
The Waratah
The Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) is the floral emblem of NSW, a large (10-12cm across) and spectacular scarlet flower growing in the bush in clumps of tall stems. The Waratah is protected by law.
What is Vic floral emblem?
pink common heath
The pink common heath became Victoria’s official floral emblem in 1958.
What is South Australia’s emblem?
Sturt’s desert pea
Official symbols
| Symbol | Name | Adopted |
|---|---|---|
| State floral emblem | Sturt’s desert pea Swainsona Formosa | 23 November 1961 |
| State faunal emblem | Hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons | 27 August 1970 |
| State gemstone emblem | Opal | 5 August 1985 |
| State Mineral emblem | Bornite | 28 June 2017 |
What is New South Wales floral emblem?
What is the Victorian emblem?
Official symbols
| Symbol | Name | Adopted |
|---|---|---|
| State Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Victoria | 6 June 1910 |
| State Motto | Peace and Prosperity | 6 June 1910 |
| State Floral Emblem | Common (pink) heath Epacris impresa | 11 November 1958 |
| State Bird Emblem | Helmeted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | 10 March 1971 |
What is Australia’s animal emblem?
The coat of arms of Australia, officially called the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. A shield, depicting symbols of Australia’s six states, is held up by the native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu.
