Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

white milkpea

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Galactia elliottii

Family:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

1 ft tall by can sprawl across many ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

This sprawling vine has the potential to be used as a groundcover. It also could be trained on the lower parts of fences.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed, Friends

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees including  Halictus ligatus, Nolnia maneei, Megachile exilis parexilis, M. georgica, M. rnendica a nd M. petzclans (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Native Habitats:

Dry, sandy ruderal sites, dry flatwoods, sandhill, relatively open xeric to dry mesic hammocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Rarely planted and hence likely to be difficult to acquire.