Swainsona formosa

Sturt's desert pea
Sturt's desert pea, at Melbourne Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Swainsona
Species:
S. formosa
Binomial name
Swainsona formosa
Synonyms
List
    • Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. ex Lindl. nom. illeg.
    • Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery
    • Clianthus speciosus var. typicus Domin not validly publ.
    • Donia formosa G.Don
    • Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George
    • Clianthus dampieri var. marginatus Dombrain
    • Clianthus dampieri var. marginatus Wickham nom. illeg.
    • Clianthus dampieri var. tricolor Anon.
    • Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. ex Lindl. nom. illeg.
    • Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg.
    • Clianthus speciosus subsp. marginatus (Dombrain) Asch. & Graebn.
    • Clianthus speciosus var. oxleyi (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Domin
    • Colutea novae-hollandiae Walp.
    • Donia speciosa G.Don
    • Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn. nom. subnud.
    • Swainsona atrococcinea Carrière

Swainsona formosa, commonly known as Sturt's desert pea or Sturt pea,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is native to all continental states and the Northern Territory of Australia, with the exception of Victoria. It is a prostrate annual or short lived perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with about 15 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of usually red flowers in racemes of 2 to 6.

  1. ^ "Swainsona formosa". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Thompson, Joy; James, Teresa A. "Swainsona formosa". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 9 January 2024.