Galactia mollis

Galactia mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Galactia
Species:	G. mollis
Binomial name
Galactia mollis Michx.

Galactia mollis, the soft milkpea, is a species of flowering plant in the southeastern United States in the family Fabaceae. It is a dicot. ^{[1] [2]} It is an endangered species threatened by urban development in its natural habitat.

Description

The stems of G. mollis may reach up to 1.5 meters (approximately 4.9 feet) in length. Its leaves are oblong to elliptic in shape, and reach 2 to 4 centimeters in length. ^[3]

Distribution and Habitat

G. mollis's range stretches from North Carolina to peninsular Florida and westward to the Florida panhandle and Alabama. ^[4]

Within this region, this species have been observed growing in habitats such as sandhills, woodlands, scrub, and pinelands. It can be found in open areas with sandy soils. ^[5]

References

1. "Plants Profile for Galactia mollis (soft milkpea)". plants.usda.gov.
2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Galactia mollis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
3. Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. Print.
4. Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
5. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. [URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. Kral, R.K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Harry E. Ahles, J. Haesloop, Wilbur H Duncan, and James W. Hardin. States and Counties: Florida: Clay, Hamilton, Leon, Taylor, Levy, Wakulla, Leon, Suwannee, and Santa Rosa. North Carolina: Cumberland. Georgia: Grady, Baker, Thomas, and Worth.