Templetonia retusa, known as cockies tongues,[1] cocky's tongues,[2] or coral bush[3] is a shrub in the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) that grows in southern and south-western Australia. It grows up to high, with leaves 15mm40mm long and 7- wide.[2] Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25- long. The seed pods are 40- long and around 10mm wide.[2] It is found in coastal woodland and heaths over limestone from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to near Kangaroo Island, as well as inland in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.[2]