Galactia canescens
Galactia fasciculata
hoary milkpea
large trailing milkpea
procumbent, not twining, proximally lignescent, moderately strigose, hairs loosely appressed, retrorse.
climbing-twining, strongly lignescent, loosely strigose, hairs loosely appressed, retrorse.
3, blades broadly oblong to oblong-obovate, oblong-elliptic, or suborbiculate, 11–35(–42) × 8–30(–35) mm, herbaceous, veins not raised, apex rounded to flat or shallowly retuse, surfaces blue-green glaucous and densely strigose abaxially, sparsely strigose adaxially with closely appressed hairs.
3, blades elliptic, broadly elliptic, or suborbiculate, (12–)25–45(–64) × 10–30(–39) mm, leathery, veins not raised, apex rounded to obtuse, sometimes retuse, surfaces short-strigulose and lighter abaxially, glabrous and darker adaxially.
flowers 5–8 in pseudoracemes;
axis 60–120 mm.
flowers (3–)6–25, fasciculate in pseudoracemes along distal 1/2–3/4 of rachis;
axis (10–)30–160 mm.
calyx 5–8 mm, hirsute to strigose-hirsute;
corolla pink to pink-red or light purple, 9–11 mm.
calyx 6–7 mm, sparsely minutely strigose to glabrate;
corolla lavender or purplish to pinkish, 11–14(–15) mm.
straight or slightly curved, 30–50 × 6–9 mm, densely strigose-sericeous.
straight, 30–60 × 4–6 mm, densely short-strigose to strigose-sericeous, hairs loosely appressed.
1–5.
5–9.
Galactia canescens
Galactia fasciculata
Galactia canescens is characterized by its prostrate, strigose stems rooting at the nodes, slender rhizomes often bearing subterranean flowers and fruits, and broadly oblong to suborbiculate leaflets with glaucous and densely strigose abaxial surfaces. It is found in more than 20 counties in Texas.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Galactia fasciculata, which is widespread in central peninsular Florida, is distinguished by lignescent, twining and high-climbing stems with densely and loosely retrorse-strigose vestiture, coriaceous leaves dark and glossy adaxially, and short inflorescences with relatively large, densely clustered flowers. It has sometimes been identified as G. floridana; the latter is distinct from G. fasciculata in its prostrate habit, persistently hairy adaxial leaf surfaces, elongate inflorescences with distally positioned flowers, and villous calyces.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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