Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail. Erect Milkpea. Phen: Apr-Jul; Jul-Sep. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills. Dist: Se. NC south to Panhandle FL, west to e. TX.
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, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tx, WH3, Duncan (1979), Franck (2017), Isely (1998), Nesom (2015a), Ward & Hall (2004)
Links to other floras: = Galactia erecta - FNA11.1
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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