Telopea aspera, commonly known as the
Gibraltar Range waratah, is a plant in the family
Proteaceae. It grows as a woody shrub to 3 metres (10 ft) high with leathery rough leaves and bright red flower heads known as
inflorescences—each composed of hundreds of individual flowers. It is endemic to the
New England region in
New South Wales in
Australia. It was formally described as a species by botanists Peter Weston and Mike Crisp in 1995, separated from its close relative
Telopea speciosissima by its rough foliage and preference for dryer habitat. Unlike its better known relative,
Telopea aspera has rarely been cultivated.