Swainsona formosa
Sturt's Desert Pea
Photo: (c) lancelot239, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lancelot239 (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1968
First collected
1977
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1968 by Swinbourne, R. (South Australia. Lake Torrens Basin. Near Andamooka Opal Field Airstrip. Western edge of Lake Torrens.). The Museum last collected it in 1977; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
1,085 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
North West Cape WA 6707, Australia
(c) tessinadress, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) chazpaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Cosmo Newbery, WA, AU
(c) Walkabout whyldling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
VWV7+3H Sturts Desert Pea patch, Wirrealpa SA 5434, Australia
(c) David Gobbett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, SA 0872, Australia
no rights reserved
2026-10-14
Wertaloona SA 5732, Australia
(c) margadelie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Broken Hill, NSW 2880, Australia
(c) adelegem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Westside Plaza, Broken Hill NSW 2880, Australia
(c) adelegem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)