The Sturt Desert Pea was named after Charles Sturt, the explorer who traced the Murray River to its mouth on the South Australian coast.
The Northern Territory's floral emblem is also named after Sturt: it is the Sturt Desert Rose.
The floral emblem of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea.
Charles Sturt's legacy of exploration is found in the naming of such places as:Sturt Stony DesertSturt River (South Australia)Charles Sturt University (NSW)Sturt's name also lives on in the floral emblem of South Australia, the Sturt Desert Pea, and the floral emblem of the Northern Territory, Sturt's Desert Rose.
The floral emblem of Australia's Northern Territory is the Sturt Desert Rose. This should not be confused with the Sturt Desert Pea, the floral emblem for South Australia.
Sturt's desert pea, Swainsona formosa is the floral emblem of South Australia.
The floral emblem of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa).Sturt's Desert Pea, Swainsona formosa, was adopted as the floral emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961, using the name Clianthus formosus.
Sturt's Desert Rose is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory is not a state, but a territory.The Sturt's Desert Rose should not be confused with the Sturt Desert Pea, which is the floral emblem of South Australia.
It symbolises the companionship of the South Australians and what they went through.
Yes, the waratah is native to Australia. It is the floral emblem of New South Wales.
The Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) is the floral emblem of New South Wales, Australia.
It is the floral emblem for South Australia, it is so because it is the iconic flower people think of when thinking of SA.
The Waratah grows in the state of New South Wales and is that state's floral emblem.
* The faunal emblem of South Australia is the Hairy-Nosed or Plains Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) * The Piping Shrike, or white backed magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen leuconota) is the South Australian bird emblem * The Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is the marine emblem of South Australia * Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona Formosa) is the Floral Emblem of South Australia