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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galega officinalis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galega officinalis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galega officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Galega officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Professor-weed, Goat's Rue
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November Chile
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November Chile
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November Chile
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November Chile
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galega officinalis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galega officinalis
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Galega officinalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Galega officinalis
4186
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: central Europe to Iran
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- SC List of Regulated Pest Plant Species, 2017
- USDA Federal Noxious Weeds, 091820
LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 9-21 leaflets
Alternate
Stipules foliaceous
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White, pink or purplish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 monadelphous stamens
Flowers in terminal & axillary racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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