Sturt's Desert Pea
wainsona formosa, Sturt's Desert Pea, is an Australian plant in the genus Swainsona named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, 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.
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Always particularly exciting when we see these tiny wild flowers on the verge or at the side of the road where these ones were growing.
Extra shot of more Sturt's on the verge.
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