Galactia elliottii
Galactia fasciculata
Elliott's milkpea
large trailing milkpea
procumbent and trailing at least proximally, often climbing-twining distally, strigose, hairs loosely appressed.
climbing-twining, strongly lignescent, loosely strigose, hairs loosely appressed, retrorse.
(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.
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 3–11, on distal 1/5–1/2 of axis, sometimes in fascicles;
axis 50–150 mm.
flowers (3–)6–25, fasciculate in pseudoracemes along distal 1/2–3/4 of rachis;
axis (10–)30–160 mm.
calyx 7–9 mm, loosely strigose;
corolla white, 11–14 mm.
calyx 6–7 mm, sparsely minutely strigose to glabrate;
corolla lavender or purplish to pinkish, 11–14(–15) mm.
straight, 30–45 × 10–14 mm, loosely strigose to strigose-hirsute.
straight, 30–60 × 4–6 mm, densely short-strigose to strigose-sericeous, hairs loosely appressed.
3–7.
5–9.
Galactia elliottii
Galactia fasciculata
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.)
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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