Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Slender-Flowered Milkpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Slender-Flowered Milkpea itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Slender-Flowered Milkpea
A member of the Fabaceae family, Slender-flowered milkpea (Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora) is a climber. It grows in dry deciduous forests, rocky banks of streams. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Slender-Flowered Milkpea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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