What is Swainsona formosa?
[[Image:Sturts desert pea.jpg|thumb|right|Sturt's Desert Pea]] '''Swainsona formosa''', commonly called ''Sturt's Desert Pea'', is the floral emblem of [[South Australia]]<ref name=anbg>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/sa.emblem.html |title=Floral Emblem of South Australia |accessdate=2008-12-13 |format= |work=Australian National Botanic Gardens }}</ref> It was named after explorer [[Charles Sturt]]. This plant is a part of the pea family, Fabaceae. It is only found in Australia. It grows in the drier areas of the country except in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. Explorer [[William Dampier]] was the first [[Europe]]an to collect a sample of the plant. He found it growing in what is now called the [[Dampier Archipelago]] in [[Western Australia]] in 1699.<ref name=anbg/> ==Other websites== * Download a line drawing of the plant [http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/swainsona-formosa-line.html] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Plants of Australia]] [[Category:Faboideae]] {{biology-stub}}