Sturt's Desert Pea
E60367
Sturt's Desert Pea is a striking Australian wildflower known for its vivid red, black-centered blossoms that thrive in arid inland regions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sturt Desert Pea | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to arid climates
ⓘ
drought-tolerant ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Australian native flora ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Swainsona
ⓘ
surface form:
Swainsona formosa
|
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
Sturt's Desert Pea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sturt Desert Pea
Sturt's Desert Pea self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected in South Australia ⓘ |
| distribution |
Inland New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales inland regions
South Australia ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ central Australia ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerCenterColor | black ⓘ |
| flowerColor | red ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
after rain in arid regions
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | pea-shaped ⓘ |
| genus | Swainsona ⓘ |
| growthForm |
prostrate herb
ⓘ
trailing groundcover ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ well-drained soils ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | raceme ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
grey-green leaves
ⓘ
pinnate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Sturt ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
arid inland regions of Australia ⓘ |
| notableFeature | vivid red petals with black central boss ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| petalCount | four to six petals per flower ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Swainsona
ⓘ
surface form:
Swainsona formosa
|
| seedType | legume pod ⓘ |
| stateFloralEmblemOf | South Australia ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Australian outback ⓘ |
| synonym | Clianthus formosus ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sturt Desert Pea