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Soft Milkpea
Galactia mollis
Galactia mollis, the soft milkpea, is a species of flowering plant in the southeastern United States in the family Fabaceae. It is a dicot. It is an endangered species threatened by urban development in its natural habitat.
From the article Galactia mollis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Range & habitat
G. mollis's range stretches from North Carolina to peninsular Florida and westward to the Florida panhandle and Alabama. 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.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 163152.