milkpea
Galactia volubilis
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  • FAMILY: FABACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME: downy milkpea
  • LEAVES:
  • FLOWER: pink; July through September
  • FRUIT:
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK:
  • FORM: perennial vine
  • HABITAT:
  • WETLAND DESIGNATION: Facultative Upland (FACU): Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region
  • RANGE:eastern and southeastern US, west to Oklahoma and Texas
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