Sturt's desert pea

English thumb|Sturt's desert pea Etymology Named after Charles Sturt (1795–1869), British officer and explorer, who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844. Noun A wildflower endemic to Australia, Swainsona formosa species, known for its distinctive blood-red leaflike flowers, each with a bulbous black centre. 2022-09-23 Besha Rodell Australian Floral Designs That, at Long Last, Embrace Australian Flora https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/t-magazine/australian-florists.html Innovative New York City floral artists such as Emily Thompson have long valued Australian plants, including spiky banksia, spidery Grevillea and Swainsona formosa — also known as Strut’s desert pea, which resembles a multieyed visitor from another galaxy — but local designers were raised to regard native species as mundane and overly rustic. https://web.archive.org/web/20250927033115/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/t-magazine/australian-florists.html 27 September 2025 Related terms en Sturt's desert rose en Galegeae tribe plants en eponyms