Fabaceae
Erect milkpea
Galactia erecta
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Galactia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Erect milkpea
Synonyms
- Ervum erectum Walter
- Galactia brachypoda Torr. & A.Gray
- Galactia mississippiensis (Vail) Rydb.
- Galactia pilosa var. angustifolia Torr. & A.Gray
- Galactia sessiliflora Torr. & A.Gray
- Galactia volubilis var. baltzelliana D.B.Ward & D.W.Hall
- Galactia volubilis var. intermedia Vail
- Galactia volubilis var. mississippiensis Vail
- Glycine stricta Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.