The story
Named after Charles Sturt (1795–1869), British officer and explorer, who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sturt's desert pea
Today it means: A wildflower endemic to Australia, Swainsona formosa, known for its distinctive blood-red leaflike flowers, each with a bulbous black centre. Full definition →