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not marked as a favorite taxon Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail. Common name: Erect Milkpea. Phenology: Apr-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills. Distribution: Se. NC south to Panhandle FL, west to e. TX.

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ID notes: "Galactia erecta is distinct in its erect habit, slender rhizomes, subsessile leaflets, and flowers in axillary-sessile clusters" (Nesom 2015).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tx, WH3, Duncan (1979), Franck (2017), Isely (1998), Lewis et al. (2005) et al. (2004), Nesom (2015a); < Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail — POWO; Ervum erectum Walter. Basionym: Ervum erectum Walter 1788

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

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image #1 of Galactia erecta© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Galactia erecta© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Galactia erecta© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of dry longleaf pinelands, especially where regularly burned.

Stems: Stems slender, sparingly branched, sparsely hairy.

Leaves: Leaves few, alternate, long-petiolate, divided into 3 narrow leaflets, each 1-2 in. long and smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in small clusters of 1-6 from leaf axils, white (sometimes lavender), about 1/2 in. long, bilaterally symmetric and with typical pea-flower shape.

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Height: 8-16 in.

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description: Erect perennial of dry longleaf pinelands, especially where regularly burned.

stems: Stems slender, sparingly branched, sparsely hairy.

leaves: Leaves few, alternate, long-petiolate, divided into 3 narrow leaflets, each 1-2 in. long and smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in small clusters of 1-6 from leaf axils, white (sometimes lavender), about 1/2 in. long, bilaterally symmetric and with typical pea-flower shape.

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