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not marked as a favorite taxon Galactia elliottii Nuttall. Common name: Elliott's Milkpea. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Pine-live oak flats, slash pine flats, Florida scrub and dry prairie, pine flatwoods, marshes and marsh edges, peat bogs, ditches, roadsides, spoil areas, marl, sandy peat, white sands. Distribution: S. SC south to s. FL. Discovered in 2021 at base of planted Sabal palmetto in landscaping on Oak Island (Brunswick County), NC; presumably brought in on nursery material raised in FL or GA and probably spread to other areas via planting of cabbage palms.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, SE3, WH3, Duncan (1979), Isely (1998), Nesom (2015a), Ward & Hall (2004); > Galactia elliottii Nutt. var. elliottii — S13; > Galactia elliottii Nutt. var. leavenworthii Torr. & A.Gray — S13. Basionym: Galactia elliottii Nutt. 1818

Links to other floras: = Galactia elliottii - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Galactia elliottii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Galactia elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Galactia elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Galactia elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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