Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galactia volubilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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This species is what used to be called G. macreei, which in many older references and manuals was lumped into G. volubilis in the "old" and broad sense. This is usually a strongly climbing vine that can reach 4-5 feet long. The stem has some hairs, and these may be backward slanting (retrorse) hairs, but it is not as villous/hairy as stems of G. regularis. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galactia regularis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galactia volubilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomy of Galactia (Fabaceae) in the USA (Nesom, 2015)
Galactia volubilis
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Galactia volubilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Keys to the flora of Florida, Galactia (Leguminosae) (Ward & Hall, 2004)
Galactia volubilis var. volubilis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-50-004:
Galactia regularis FAMILY Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia brachypoda
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia brevipes
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia regularis
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Milkpea, Common Milkpea
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JK Marlow jkm080713_121
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
G. volubilis (syn = G. glabella & G. macreei) has narrowly oblong leaflets, per Taxonomy of Galactia (Fabaceae) in the USA (Nesom, 2015).
COMPARE leaves that are trifoliolate and pinnately compound
JK Marlow jkm080713_121b
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
G. volubilis, large-flowered taxon known elsewhere as macreei or regularis, per Keys to the Flora of Florida - 10, Galactia (Leguminosae) (Ward & Hall, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm080713_123
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
Flower 10-14mm long, per Keys to the Flora of Florida - 10, Galactia (Leguminosae) (Ward & Hall, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galactia volubilis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galactia regularis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galactia volubilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Taxonomy of Galactia (Fabaceae) in the USA (Nesom, 2015)
Galactia volubilis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Galactia volubilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Keys to the flora of Florida, Galactia (Leguminosae) (Ward & Hall, 2004)
Galactia volubilis var. volubilis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-50-004:
Galactia regularis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Galactia regularis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia brachypoda
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia brevipes
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galactia regularis
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