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not marked as a favorite taxon Galactia pinetorum Small. Common name: Pineland Milkpea. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine rocklands. Distribution: Endemic to s. FL (Brevard, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties).

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ID notes: "Galactia pinetorum is distinctive in its procumbent (non-twining) stems usually with retrorse hairs, very narrow leaflets with raised venation, and relatively large flowers" (Nesom 2015).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, Franck (2017), Nesom (2015a); < Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton — WH3. Basionym: Galactia pinetorum Small 1913

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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