Sturt pea, Swainsona  formosa (G. Don) Joy Thomps, is an Australian
plant in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac
Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each
with a bulbous black centre, or "boss". It is one of Australia's best
known wildflowers. urt pea, Swainsona formosa, is an Australian plant
in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac Swainson,
famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a
bulbous black centre, or "boss". It is one of Australia's best known
wildflowers.
Systematic Position
Kingdom:        Plantae

Division:       Magnoliophyta

Class:  Magnoliopsida

Order:  Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily:      Faboideae

Tribe:  Galegeae

Genus:  Swainsona

Species:        S. formosa
 Synonyms:
Clianthus dampieri Lindl.
Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery
Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. ex Lindl.
Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn.
Colutea novae-hollandiae Walp.
Donia formosa G.Don
Donia speciosa G.Don
Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George



On Feb 24, 9:38 pm, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Another photo of the plant
>
>  DSCF0199.JPG
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