Characteristics
Dicots
Galactia floridana Torr. & A. Gray
FLORIDA MILKPEA
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Galactia floridana is characterized by its large flowers and villous stem vestiture. Two USF specimens collected from nearly the same time and place (Lakela 30270, 30273) show stem nodes which are near the main root putting down adventitious roots. As whole plants of Galactia with roots are rarely collected, it is uncertain if this is a unique or frequent habit of G. floridana (Nesom 2015, 2017).
Native
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Classification
FABALES
Galactia floridana Torr. & A. Gray - FLORIDA MILKPEA
Citation
GALACTIA FLORIDANA Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 288. 1838.
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FLORIDA: Hillsborough Co., Tampa, Dr. Burrows s.n. (probable holotype: NY [barcode 00005288])
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
FSU
 
Columbia
Lit
 
DeSoto
USF
 
Hernando
USF
 
Hillsborough
USF
 
Holmes
FSU
 
Jackson
FLAS
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
No synonyms found
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed: Alachua, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Marion, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumt

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 2018

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
30 May 1981
5245
R. P. Sauleda
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
09 Oct 1999
10717
R. P. Wunderlin
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
18 Oct 2007
E. Gandy
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
15 Aug 1958
7878
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
26 Aug 1962
25280
O. K. Lakela
Flowering specimen coll. 25166, 12 July from same site.
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
12 Jul 1962
25166
O. K. Lakela
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
04 Sep 1972
1535
P. Genelle
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
28 Aug 1983
280
N. L. Mawhinney
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
29 Jun 1983
243
N. L. Mawhinney
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
21 Aug 1984
450
M. E. Schmid
Plant Photos
Galactia floridana - 5
Galactia_floridana(Ray9552).jpg
Galactia floridana - 5
Galactia_floridana(Lakela25359).jpg
Galactia floridana - 5
Galactia_floridana(Myers691).jpg
Galactia floridana - 69
Galactia_floridana.jpg