Heather Belle from Western Australia shared her Floral Emblem today on a post and asked that we may do the same.
I am from South Australia and the Emblem is called a Sturt Desert Pea.
Sturt's Desert Pea, Swainsona formosa, was adopted as the floral emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961, using the name Clianthus formosus.
This species, a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, is confined to Australia, where it occurs in all mainland States except Victoria. The original collection was made in 1699 by William Dampier on Rosemary Island in the Dampier Archipelago where he collected a specimen from:
"a creeping vine that runs along the ground ... and the blossom like a bean blossom, but much larger and of a deep red colour looking very beautiful".
For more information on this very unique plant click here
Please share your beautiful emblem if you wish.
Cheers Milli..
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Rajni, Shail same as Shankar
The rose, wild or cultivated, in all its variety and colors, was made the New York state flower in 1955.
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