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Fabaceae

Sturt desert pea

Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Swainsona

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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
قنصور أسترالي
arz
سوينسونا فورموزا
Chinese
沙鹦豆, 斯特爾特沙漠豌豆
Czech
Svensona sličná
English
Sturt desert pea, Sturt pea, Sturt's desert pea
Japanese
スタート・デザート・ピー
Malayalam
സ്വൈൻസോണ ഫോർമോസ
Russian
Свайнсона прекрасная
Serbian
Пустињски грашак
Slovenian
Puščavski grah, Sturt

Synonyms

  • Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. ex Lindl.
  • Clianthus dampieri var. marginata Dombrain
  • Clianthus dampieri var. marginatus Wickham
  • Clianthus dampieri var. tricolor Anon.
  • Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery
  • Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. ex Lindl.
  • Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Clianthus speciosus subsp. marginata (Dombrain) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Clianthus speciosus var. oxleyi (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Domin
  • Clianthus speciosus var. typicus Domin
  • Colutea novae-hollandiae Walp.
  • Donia formosa G.Don
  • Donia speciosa G.Don
  • Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn.
  • Swainsona atrococcinea Carrière
  • Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.