Galactia floridana

Galactia floridana

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Galactia

Automeris ioIo Moth
Cecropterus dorantesDorantes Longtail, Lilac-Banded Longtail
Cecropterus pyladesNorthern Cloudywing
Cupido comyntasEastern Tailed-Blue
Gesta zaruccoZarucco Duskywing
Parectopa robiniellaLocust Digitate Leafminer
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

2Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Galactia

Megachile brimleyi
Megachile integra

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Galactia

Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
Francolinus francolinusBlack Francolin
Peucaea aestivalisBachman's Sparrow
Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: FABACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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