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Digital Herbaria

Galactia texana

Galactia texana (Scheele) A. Gray

Texas Milkpea

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

USDA Symbol: GATE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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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)

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