Galactia regularis
Family: Fabaceae
Eastern Milkpea (Galactia regularis) is a Florida native groundcover. A trailing legume with three-leaflet compound leaves and purple pea-like flowers. Spreads along the ground and fixes nitrogen in the soil. Important larval host plant for several butterfly species. Habitats: scrub, sandhills, pine
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A trailing legume with three-leaflet compound leaves and purple pea-like flowers. Spreads along the ground and fixes nitrogen in the soil. Important larval host plant for several butterfly species.
