Galactia regularis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusGalactia
Species:Galactia regularis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Common NameEastern Milkpea
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; KY[S1?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Hopkins (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Simpson (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lewis (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Stewart (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
UCHT017601 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
UCHT017608 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
APSC0017815 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017834 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017825 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017818 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
UCHT036372 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
MEM005585 Ballard Kentucky 16 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1441
MEM
Galactia regularis
UCHT017609 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
UCHT017607 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
APSC0094006 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0050146 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0084431 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017836 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017828 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
HTTU014928 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Galactia regularis
APSC0089459 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0090319 Hopkins Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0091785 Madison Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0116592 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0084329 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017814 Stewart Tennessee 27 Aug 1980 Jackie Stack
APSC
Galactia regularis
UTM02655 Hickman Tennessee
UTM
Galactia regularis
UCHT017611 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
APSC0017832 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0032104 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089460 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017819 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017833 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0085521 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017824 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089082 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0072167 Lewis Tennessee 28 Oct 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017816 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017822 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017821 Stewart Tennessee 25 Jul 1981 Edward Chester
APSC
Galactia regularis
31234100426962 Hardin Tennessee 18 Jul 1980 Ronald L. Jones
2791
EKY
Galactia regularis
APSC0084330 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017827 McNairy Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089461 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0072942 White Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0094585 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0092003 Chester Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089463 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017826 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0084327 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089458 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0084328 Lincoln Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0089457 Simpson Kentucky 20 Aug 1978 Max Medley
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0115686 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017817 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
TENN-V-0244033 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Galactia regularis
UCHT017610 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Galactia regularis
APSC0089462 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017823 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0084326 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017835 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0077353 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Galactia regularis
APSC0017820 Stewart Tennessee 04 Aug 1980 Jackie Stack
APSC
Galactia regularis
MEM012198 Graves Kentucky 10 Jul 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
73E10.3
MEM
Galactia regularis
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Galactia regularis - Dwayne Estes
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Galactia regularis - Dwayne Estes
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Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Joey Shaw
Galactia regularis - Tara Littlefield
Galactia regularis - Tara Littlefield
Galactia regularis - Theo Witsell
Galactia regularis - Theo Witsell
Galactia regularis - Theo Witsell
Galactia regularis - Theo Witsell