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Sturt's Desert Pea

Swainsona formosa

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Pale bluish green furry pea plant with spectacular red, pink or white flowers with dark bulging eyes.

Habitat:

Very dry desert after good rains.

Notes:

After 10 years of record drought in eastern Australia came record floods. The desert came alive with all sorts of amazing plants and the Sturt's Desert Pea was everywhere.

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Comments (5)
craigwilliams
A superstar amongst peas! I've grown this here in the UK but never managed to get a spread on it like that. Thanks for sharing this
MartinL
Every green plant is a different color. Very nice spotting Mr Seinfeld:)
lori.tas
Nice spot Argy. They are very startling to see as you are driving through the desert.
UmapornSarasat
Soo wonderful colored...and the plant look so amazing!!!

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PublishedDecember 2, 2011

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