PLANTS Profile for Galactia (milkpea)

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PLANTS Profile

Galactia P. Br.
milkpea

Symbol:

GALAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

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Galactia P. Br.

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Distribution:
Galactia P. Br.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Galactia P. Br.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Galactia acapulcensis

Distribution of Galactia canescens Benth.. .

Galactia canescens
hoary milkpea

Distribution of Galactia dubia DC.. . Image Available.

Galactia dubia
West Indian milkpea

Distribution of Galactia eggersii Urb.. . Image Available.

Galactia eggersii
Eggers' milkpea

Distribution of Galactia elliottii Nutt.. .

Galactia elliottii
Elliott's milkpea

Distribution of Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail. .

Galactia erecta
erect milkpea

Distribution of Galactia floridana Torr. & A. Gray. .

Galactia floridana
Florida milkpea

Distribution of Galactia heterophylla A. Gray. .

Galactia heterophylla
Gray's milkpea

Galactia jussiaeana

Distribution of Galactia longifolia (Jacq.) Benth. ex Hoehne. .

Galactia longifolia
longleaf milkpea

Distribution of Galactia marginalis Benth.. .

Galactia marginalis
edible milkpea

Distribution of Galactia microphylla (Chapm.) H.J. Rogers. .

Galactia microphylla
littleleaf milkpea

Distribution of Galactia mollis Michx.. .

Galactia mollis
soft milkpea

Distribution of Galactia parvifolia A. Rich.. .

Galactia parvifolia
small-leaf milkpea

Distribution of Galactia pinetorum Small. .

Galactia pinetorum
pineland milkpea

Distribution of Galactia regularis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.. . Image Available.

Galactia regularis
eastern milkpea

Distribution of Galactia smallii H.J. Rogers ex Herndon. .

Galactia smallii
Small's milkpea

Distribution of Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.. . Image Available.

Galactia striata
Florida hammock milkpea

Distribution of Galactia texana (Scheele) A. Gray. .

Galactia texana
Texas milkpea

Distribution of Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton. . Image Available.

Galactia volubilis
downy milkpea

Distribution of Galactia wrightii A. Gray. .

Galactia wrightii
Wright's milkpea

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Galactia P. Br.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Galactia P. Br. – milkpea

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Galactia P. Br.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Galactia P. Br.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26683.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:35 AM CDT