Galactia striata (Florida Hammock Milkpea) is a species of shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is a climber. It is native to Puerto Rico, the contiguous United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, US Minor Outlying Islands, Ceará, Bahia, São Paulo, Caatinga, ParaÃba, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Mata Atlântica, Rio Grande do Norte, Cerrado, Amazônia, Rio Grande do Sul, PiauÃ, Sergipe, Amazônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Paraná. Florida Hammock Milkpea has compound, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Carpenter Bees. Florida Hammock Milkpea fixes nitrogen. It is a photoautotroph.
Florida Hammock Milkpea Care
Galactia Striata
What is the plant
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Lighting
Part Sun
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Sunlight
Light shade to full sun.
Soil
Moist, well-drained limestone or calcareous sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
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