Fabaceae
Eastern milkpea
Galactia regularis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Galactia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Eastern milkpea
Synonyms
- Clitoria lactescens L.
- Dolichos regularis L.
- Galactia angustifolia var. retusa C.Wright ex Griseb.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 124 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emily Franzen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: lanechaffin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.