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  7. Faboideae
  8. Diocleae

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Diocleae

Diocleae

Includes
14 native 3 introduced 10 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Milkpeas 11 native
  • Jackbeans 1 native
  • Lackeya 1 native
  • Macropsychanthus 1 native
  • Rhodopis
  • Diocleas
  • Nanogalactia
  • Cerradicola

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Diocleae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Eastern Milk-pea Galactia regularis caterpillars 6 food 1 flowers 17
  • Eastern Milkpea Galactia volubilis caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 6
  • Elliott's Milkpea Galactia elliottii caterpillars 4 food 1 flowers 10
  • Pursh's Milkpea Galactia purshii caterpillars 4 food 1 flowers 3
  • Littleleaf Milkpea Galactia microphylla caterpillars 4 food 1 flowers 3
  • Florida Hammock Milkpea Galactia striata caterpillars 4 flowers 3
  • Florida Milkpea Galactia floridana caterpillars 4 flowers 3
  • Soft Milkpea Galactia mollis caterpillars 4 flowers 3
  • Erect Milkpea Galactia erecta caterpillars 4 flowers 2
  • Varileaf Milkpea Galactia heterophylla caterpillars 3 food 1 flowers 2
  • Beach Bean Canavalia rosea caterpillars 3 flowers 7
  • Sandhill Milkpea Galactia brachypoda caterpillars 3 flowers 2
  • Boykin's Clusterpea Lackeya multiflora
  • Pineland Milkpea Galactia pinetorum
  • Canavalia galeata
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