Galactia erecta

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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.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

“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]

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

Photo Gallery

  1. Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA