Fabaceae

Florida hammock milkpea

Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Galactia

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Florida hammock milkpea: Galactia striata Florida Keys; Upper Keys; Buttonwood Bay, USA — Photo: pellaea, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Florida hammock milkpea

Synonyms

Galactia berteriana DC.
Galactia filiformis Wall.
Galactia tenuiflora var. minor Baker
Glycine striata Jacq.
Leucodictyon malvensis Dalzell & A.Gibson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: pellaea, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.