Sturt's desert pea, Swainsona formosa is the floral emblem of South Australia.
Mulga is a plant specially adapted to desert conditions, and its seeds are eaten by the mulga parrot. The chisel-toothed kangaroo rat eats the salty leaves of the saltbush, which also contain the water they need. The spinifex hopping mouse eats the roots and seeds of desert grasses such as spinifex. The white plumed honey-eater eats the nectar of the Sturt's Desert Pea, enabling pollination to occur.
New Zealand pea crab was created in 1886.
Swee' Pea was a baby that Popeye found on his doorstep & raised as his own son. He found Swee' Pea circa 1933.
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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.
Captain Charles Sturt found the Sturt Desert Pea in 1844.
Captain Charles Sturt found the Sturt Desert Pea in 1844.
The leaf of the Sturt's Desert Pea averages 15 mm in length.
Sturt's Desert Pea does not belong exclusively to any state. It is the official floral emblem of South Australia. However, it is not limited to that state alone. Sturt's desert pea is found in arid woodlands and bushland, open plains and desert areas of central Australia, spreading in its distribution through all mainland states except Victoria.
Sturt's Desert Pea is a legume, but does not taste pleasant. Nonetheless, it is quite safe and non-toxic.
The flower of Sturt's Desert Pea is a deep red in colour.
The flower of the Sturt's Desert Pea is red and black. It also has grey-green foliage.
Sturt's Desert Pea is native to the Australian outback. It is found in South Australia from the Flinders Ranges west to beyond the border with Western Australia and north into the Northern Territory, as far as Alice Springs. The Sturt Desert Pea is South Australia's floral emblem.
The Sturt desert pea.
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