PLANTS Profile for Galactia striata (Florida hammock milkpea)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.
Florida hammock milkpea

Symbol:

GAST2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Plant Image Collection . United States Virgin Islands, Saint John, Maho Bay Quarter. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

See all the Galactia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

	GACU2	Galactia cubensis Kunth
	GASP6	Galactia spiciformis Torr. & A. Gray

Distribution:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 21 species in Galactia

Classification:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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
Species	Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. – Florida hammock milkpea

More Accounts and Images:
Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26701.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 07:04 PM CDT