Native Plants
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Galactia texana
Galactia texana (Scheele) A. Gray
Texas Milkpea
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: GATEUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Galactia texana
Texas Milkpea
Fabaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, TX.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Semi-shade of Quercus and Juniperus. Nominal moisture. Loose leaf debris over thin, rocky, calcerous soil.
Description: Twining perennial w/extensive roots. Stems branching, to 1 m long, light green, internodes 10-13 cm. Leaves alternate, trifoliate; petioles 5 cm, terminal rachi 12 mm, laterals shorter. Terminal leaflet ovate, 17x30 mm, rounded basally/apically, sometimes mucronate; laterals similar, smaller. Legume flat, 5x50 mm, falcate, spirally dihescent. Flower not present.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 21, 1991
Specimen number: 460
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0669
Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
Accession Number: 49
Annotations: SXFRB