Live: What is Australia's most amazing wildflower? Cast your vote
Follow live as Australia's most fascinating unsung blooms battle it out for National Science Week — may the best flower win.
Australia's most beloved wildflowers were determined through a poll that garnered 70,000 votes. The top-ranked flower was the flannel flower (Actinotus), with 16,567 votes. The flying duck orchid (Caleana) came in second place with 14,370 votes. Other notable flowers included the mulla mulla (Ptilotus), murnong or yam daisy (Microseris), triggerplant (Stylidium), underground orchid (Rhizanthella), star flower (Calytrix), Richea scoparia, creamy candle (Stackhousia monogyna), and blue bladderwort (Utricularia caerulea).
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