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Body size 6 mm. On Tripleurospermum inodorum. Temperature ~17°C. Previously, we had only three nights below zero, the coldest -3.5°C. Several were still active. Collected for the Royal Alberta Museum.

Body size 4 mm. On Tripleurospermum inodorum. Temperature 17°C. Previously, we had only three nights below zero, the coldest -3.5°C. A couple were still active. Collected for the Royal Alberta Museum.

Prostrate stem, banner erect and notched, blue-green leaves, pubescent stems, distinct abaxial veination. Dark keel. Type section of species is in Comal County. Sources: Eason, Wildflowers of Texas; Taxonomy of Galactia in the USA, Nesom, 2015 Compare to my sighting of G. texana at Lost Maples State Park, 5-11-20.