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Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton
downy milkpea

       
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Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

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Synonyms:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

  GAMA Galactia macreei M.A. Curtis
  GAMI6 Galactia mississippiensis (Vail) Rydb.
  GAVOM Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton var. mississippiensis Vail
 

Distribution:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 21 species in Galactia
 

Classification:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Galactia P. Br. – milkpea
Species Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton – downy milkpea
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
downy milk-pea              Endangered
Ohio:
milk-pea              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
downy milk-pea              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

Galactia macreei:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC+ FAC+ FACU NO NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor   Minor       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26703.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/25/2008 09:08 PM MDT