Galactia minor
Galactia microphylla
Duncan's milkpea
littleleaf milkpea
procumbent or trailing, not twining, densely short-strigose, hairs closely antrorse-appressed, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm;
internodes usually shorter, sometimes longer, than largest leaflet of adjacent node.
procumbent, not twining, herbaceous to lignescent, hirsute-villous, hairs irregularly to strongly deflexed, rarely nearly appressed-retrorse.
3, blades elliptic, oblanceolate-elliptic, or oblong-elliptic, (7–)9–25(–30) × (4–)7–10(–18) mm, ± leathery, veins raised on both surfaces, apex rounded to slightly retuse, rarely acute, surfaces sparsely strigose abaxially and lighter colored but not glaucous, glabrous adaxially.
3, blades elliptic, 10–30 × 5–16 mm, herbaceous, veins not raised, apex rounded to obtuse, surfaces glossy, glaucous, and sparsely short-strigose abaxially with appressed to ascending hairs, strigose to glabrescent or glabrate adaxially.
flowers solitary and axillary or 2–4 in reduced pseudoracemes;
axis (5–)10–20(–35) mm.
flowers solitary and axillary or 2–6 in reduced pseudoracemes;
axis 10–20 mm.
calyx 7–10 mm, strigose, lobes greenish yellow to tan on inner surface when dry;
corolla not persisting after anthesis, pink, lighter when dry, 11–17 mm.
calyx 3–4 mm, closely strigulose, lobes greenish yellow to tan on inner surface when dry;
corolla not persisting after anthesis, light purple, lighter when dry, 6–7 mm.
straight, 25–45 × 4–5 mm, strigose.
straight, 25–45 × 4–5 mm, short-hirsute, hairs spreading.
3–8.
3–8.
Galactia minor
Galactia microphylla
Galactia minor is known from the Florida panhandle and southern Mississippi and from scattered counties in the other named states.
Galactia minor is distinguished by procumbent, antrorsely strigulose stems, relatively small, congested leaves with glabrous adaxial surfaces and raised venation, few flowers on a short inflorescence axis, and relatively large corollas.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Galactia microphylla is characterized by its prostrate habit, hirsute-villous stems, and relatively small leaves; it is known from the western Florida panhandle and adjacent Alabama. Compared to G. floridana, G. microphylla has shorter internodes, smaller and thinner leaves light green on both surfaces and glaucous beneath, shorter inflorescences with fewer flowers, and minutely and closely strigillose calyces.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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