Difference between revisions of "Galactia erecta"
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| − | It has been observed to have corolla white or light yellowish flowers (FSU Herbarium). “A purple flowered perennial herb about 1 foot high, occurring in dry pine lands of the Coastal Plain from north Carolina to Louisana. Seeds have been recorded from stomach of a single bobwhite.”<ref>Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA</ref> | + | It has been observed to have corolla white or light yellowish flowers (FSU Herbarium). “A purple flowered perennial herb about 1 foot high, occurring in dry pine lands of the Coastal Plain from north Carolina to Louisana. Seeds have been recorded from stomach of a single bobwhite.”<ref>Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA</ref> It has been seen flowering from April to June and fruiting from June-July and in September (FSU Herbarium). |
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Revision as of 09:40, 10 July 2015
| Galactia erecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Galactia |
| Species: | G. erecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail | |
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| Natural range of Galactia erecta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: erect milkpea
This plant is erect (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been found in open longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods along gum swamps, wiregrass savannas, pine-oak upland forests, and clearings within pine flatwoods (FSU Herbarium). This species does well in open light environments in dry loamy sands, drying sand, and sandy-peaty wet soils (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed to have corolla white or light yellowish flowers (FSU Herbarium). “A purple flowered perennial herb about 1 foot high, occurring in dry pine lands of the Coastal Plain from north Carolina to Louisana. Seeds have been recorded from stomach of a single bobwhite.”[1] It has been seen flowering from April to June and fruiting from June-July and in September (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Has been found in recently burned open scrub (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA
