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Galega officinalis

Common Milkpea

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141903

Element CodePDFAB1Q010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusGalega

Other Common Names

Galéga officinal (FR) Goat's-rue (EN) Professor Weed (EN) Professor-weed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.