Sturt Pea |
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| Title : | Sturt Pea |
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| Creator : | De Mole, F. E. (Fanny Elizabeth), 1835-1866 | ||
| Source : | Wild flowers of South Australia | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | P. Jerrard & Son | ||
| Date of creation : | 1861 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Original hand coloured plate of the Sturt's Desert Pea, the floral emblem of South Australia. Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) occurs in arid woodlands and on open plains throughout mainland Australia (except Victoria) and can survive the extremes of temperatures experienced in inland deserts. It is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae. Fanny Elizabeth de Mole's Wild Flowers of South Australia (1861) was the first book published to illustrate the flora of South Australia. |
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| Period : | 1852-1883 |
| Further reading : | The Sturt pea, clianthus formosus: a protected plant in South Australia, [Adelaide]: National Parks and Wildlife Service S.A., [1974?] J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken (eds.) Flora of South Australia, Adelaide : South Australian Government Printing Division, 1986 |
| Internet links : | Botanic Gardens : Department for Environment and Heritage website eFloraSA - Electronic Flora of South Australia : Department for Environment and Heritage website Biodiversity : Department for Environment and Heritage website Environment reporting - native vegetation : Department for Environment and Heritage website |
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