Native Plants
Galactia texana
Galactia texana (Scheele) A. Gray
Texas Milkpea
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: GATEUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Galactia texana
Texas Milkpea
Fabaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Rocky, stoney soil with humus and dirt. Partial shade under Eysenhardtia texana.
Description: Strongly climbing and twining vine. Leaves trifoliate, petiole 17 mm (less than blade, 19 x 30 mm). Flower pea-like, 6 x 7 x 9 mm; sepals-4, pilose; Androecium diadelphous 10; 9 styles w/fasifixed anthers below, and 1 short and dorsal, flowers axillary.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Aug 31, 1994
Specimen number: 126
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0927
Accession Date: Sep 27, 1994
Accession Number: 69
Annotations: SCFXB (In flower & fruit)