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Sturt's desert pea is an Australian plant species of the genus Swainsona, 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. It is native to the arid regions of central and north-western Australia, and its range extends into all mainland Australian states with the exception of Victoria [1]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 775 KB) Summary Photo: C.Coverdale Subject: Sturts Desert Pea Location: Uluru, Australia Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern...
Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ...
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ...
Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ...
Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ...
Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ...
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Specimens of Sturt's Desert Pea were first collected by William Dampier on 1st September 1699. These specimens are today in the Sherardian herbarium at Oxford University [2]. William Dampier (1652 – March, 1715) was an English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer. ...
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The taxonomy of Sturt's Desert Pea has been changed on a number of occasions. It was initially treated in the 17th Century in the genus Clianthus as Clianthus dampieri [3], and later became more widely known as Clianthus formosus (formosus is Latin for "beautiful"). However it was later reclassified under the genus Swainsona as Swainsona formosa, the name by which it is officially known today. Taxonomy (from Greek verb tassein = to classify and nomos = law, science, cf economy) may refer to: the science of classifying living things (see alpha taxonomy) a system of classification in some other field Taxonomy was once only the science of classifying living organisms, but later the word was applied in...
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A further reclassification to Willdampia formosa was proposed in the publication Western Australian Naturalist in 1999; however this proposal was rejected by the scientific community in 2000 [4]. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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The common name honours Charles Sturt, who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844; the second version of the scientific name honours the naturalist William Swainson, and the third (rejected) version of the scientific name was intended to honour the explorer William Dampier. Charles Sturt c. ...
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William Swainson William Swainson (October 8, 1789 - December 6, 1855), was an English ornithologist and artist. ...
William Dampier (1652 – March, 1715) was an English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer. ...
19th century illustration Sturt's Desert Pea is a member of Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, however its flowers are so different from its relations that it is almost unrecognisable as a member of the pea family [5]. The flowers are around 9 centimetres in length and grow in clusters of around half a dozen on thick vertical stalks, which spring up every 10-15 centimetres along the prostrate stems, which may be 1 to 1.5 metres in length. The plant blooms from spring to summer, particularly after rain. There is a natural pure white form, as well as hybridised varieties which can have flowers ranging from red to pink, as well as yellow, with or without the central boss [6]. Approximately 15 silky grey-green leaves rise from each prostrate branch; both branches and leaves are covered with soft hair-like filaments. It's fruit is a legume, about 5 centimetres long, and yields several flat, kidney-shaped seeds at maturity. Image File history File links Sturts Desert Pea Swainsonia formosa From a painting by Miss A.Ashby, M.B.E. The Floral Emblem can be reproduced without seeking permission from the Protocol Office [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev...
Image File history File links Sturts Desert Pea Swainsonia formosa From a painting by Miss A.Ashby, M.B.E. The Floral Emblem can be reproduced without seeking permission from the Protocol Office [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev...
A centimetre (US: centimeter) is a factor of the SI unit of length: there are one hundred centimeters in the base unit of measure, the metre. ...
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A filament is a fine, thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire. ...
Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume Pea pods The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants, whereby an applied name can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). ...
Most forms of the plant are low-growing or prostrate, however in the Pilbara region of north-western Australia varieties growing as tall as 2 metres have been noted [7]. The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ...
The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ...
Life cycle A short-lived perennial, it is often treated as an annual when domestically grown. However if the roots are left undisturbed, flowering may resume in the next season. A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. ...
It is well adapted to life as a desert plant. The small seeds have a long viability, and can germinate after many years. The hard seed coat, which protects the seed from harsh arid environments until the next rainfall, inhibits germination in normal domestic environments. Growers can overcome this by either nicking the seed coat away from the 'eye' of the seed, or by rubbing the seed gently between pieces of sandpaper, or by replicating a desert rainstorm and placing the seed in very warm (but not boiling) water and leaving it to soak overnight. Boiling water should not be used as beneficial bacteria on the seed coat would be destroyed [8]. Viability can mean: In an environmental conservation context, viability indicates the ability of a conservation target to persist for many generations or over long time periods. ...
In a botanical sense, germination is the process of emergence of growth from a resting stage. ...
Once germinated, seedlings quickly establish a deep tap root, vital for desert survival. This means that if domestically grown, they should either be planted in their intended final location, or transplanted as soon as possible after germination. They do not tolerate disturbance of their roots but, once established in well-drained soil, require little and infrequent watering, and can withstand extreme heat and sunshine, as well as light frosts. A plants taproot is a straight tapering root that grows vertically down. ...
Use as emblem Sturt's Desert Pea (described as Clianthus formosus) was adopted as the floral emblem of the state of South Australia on on 23 November 1961. It is not endangered, but it it is illegal to collect specimens of the plant from Crown land without a permit. The plants must not be collected from private land without the written consent of the land owner. Image File history File links PostageStamp1968_Sturt's_Desert_Pea. ...
Image File history File links PostageStamp1968_Sturt's_Desert_Pea. ...
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Floral emblem is the flower which is the emblem of a political entity. ...
Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone); Leafy Seadragon (marine) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...
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1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ...
Crown land is a designated land belonging to the Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it. ...
Sturt's Desert Pea has appeared in sevaral releases of sets of six Australian postage stamps depicting Australian floral emblems (issued in 1968, 1971 and 1975) [9]. This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
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