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Noun: Sturt's desert pea
  1. Sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia
    "Sturt's desert peas dotted the arid landscape with their distinctive black and red blooms";
    - desert pea, Sturt pea, Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus

Derived forms: Sturt's desert peas

Type of: clianthus, glory pea

Encyclopedia: Sturt's desert pea