Eastern Milkpea

Galactia regularis (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Vine

Features

Flower Color: Red, Pink

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Eastern Milkpea: Epargyreus clarus clarus, Erynnis zarucco zarucco, Thorybes pylades

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.