Galactia elliottii
Elliott's milkpea
procumbent and trailing at least proximally, often climbing-twining distally, strigose, hairs loosely appressed.
(5 or)7(or 9), blades elliptic to oblong-elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, or elliptic-oblanceolate, 17–39 × 6–21 mm, herbaceous, veins not raised, apex obtuse to rounded or shallowly retuse, surfaces lighter abaxially but not glaucous, dark adaxially, sparsely strigose abaxially, sparsely strigose to scabrous adaxially.
flowers 3–11, on distal 1/5–1/2 of axis, sometimes in fascicles;
axis 50–150 mm.
calyx 7–9 mm, loosely strigose;
corolla white, 11–14 mm.
straight, 30–45 × 10–14 mm, loosely strigose to strigose-hirsute.
3–7.
Galactia elliottii
Galactia elliottii is distinct in its pinnate leaves (leaflets 5–9) with coriaceous, dark-drying leaflets, broad fruits, and relatively large white flowers clustered distally on the inflorescence axis.
Galactia elliottii is known from scattered areas of Florida plus coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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