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Agalinis tenuifolia

Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf.

slenderleaf false foxglove

Image ID: 9879
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: AGTE3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Agalinis tenuifolia
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-11-17

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: AGALI
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Agalinis
GENUS AUTHORITY: Raf.
GENUS COMMON: False foxglove
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, hemiparasitic herbs, of tropical and warm temperate regions of America.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Canne-Hilliker & Hays in FNA (in prep.); Canne (1979); Hays (1998b); Pennell (1935)=P.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: SCROPH
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Scrophulariaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Figwort Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: There is now overwhelming evidence that the Scrophulariaceae as traditionally constituted includes disparate components and requires dismantling (Olmstead & Reeves 1995; Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis 1999; Albach, Meudt, & Oxelman 2005; Schäferhoff et al. 2010, and others). Based on molecular analysis, Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999) suggest that Scrophulariaceae, Antirrhinanthaceae, and Orobanchaceae be restructured to include the current members of Orobanchaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Callitrichaceae. Beardsley & Olmstead (2002) suggest that Mimulus and Mazus be included with Phryma in a redefined Phrymaceae. Additional changes have been suggested, as summarized below and reviewed and discussed by Schäferhoff et al. (2010).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Pennell (1935)=P; Schäferhoff et al. (2010); Olmstead & Reeves (1995); Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999); Olmstead et al. (2001); Beardsley & Olmstead (2002). [also see LINDERNIACEAE, MAZACEAE, OROBANCHACEAE, PAULOWNIACEAE, PHRYMACEAE, and PLANTAGINACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect annual found on wooded slopes, savannas, granitic outcrops, roadsides and other dry habitats.
STEMS: Stems slender, weakly angled, often profusely branched, dull green to red-purple and smooth or slightly hairy.
LEAVES: Leaves opposite, linear to needle-like, 3/4-2 in. long, sometimes darkened to reddish-purple, with a prominent mid-vein.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in a branching, terminal raceme; rose-pink, about Â½ in. long, tubular bell-shaped with 5 lobes, the bottom 3 spreading and the upper 2 flopping down to partly cover the corolla tube opening; white with pink spots and 2 yellow lines within the tube.
FRUITS: Fruit a many-seeded, round capsule.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 8-30 in.

DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Opposite
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Bilateral (Zygomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Aug-Oct

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Pink

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Nov.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed, Dry forests, Outcrops and glades, Pine savannas
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HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
2351	NPMD	2019-11-19	Touloupas	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
4384	1992-0540			View
5925	1995-1053			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6712	4384	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
8480	5925	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: AGTE3
USDA Common Name: Slenderleaf False Foxglove
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU		FACW		FAC	FAC		FACW	FACW	FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Agalinis tenuifolia
COMMON NAME:
SYNONYMY: [= C, FNA, Mo, Pa, RAB, W; > Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl var. tenuifolia - F, G; > A. tenuifolia (Vahl) Rafinesque var. tenuifolia - K, S, Va; > A. tenuifolia (Vahl) Rafinesque var. leucanthera (Rafinesque) Pennell - K, S; > A. tenuifolia (Vahl) Rafinesque var. macrophylla (Bentham) Blake - K, S; > A. tenuifolia (Vahl) Rafinesque var. polyphylla (Small) Pennell - K, S; > Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl ssp. polyphylla (Small) Pennell - P; > Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl ssp. macrophylla (Bentham) Pennell - P; > Gerardia polyphylla Small]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Oct; Sep-Nov.
HABITAT: Wooded slopes, savannas, granitic outcrops, roadsides, other dry habitats.
COMMENTS: ME, ON, MI, and MO, south to FL and LA.
RANGE MAP: Agalinis tenuifolia.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Scrophulariaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Figwort Family)
SUMMARY: There is now overwhelming evidence that the Scrophulariaceae as traditionally constituted includes disparate components and requires dismantling (Olmstead & Reeves 1995; Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis 1999; Albach, Meudt, & Oxelman 2005; Schäferhoff et al. 2010, and others). Based on molecular analysis, Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999) suggest that Scrophulariaceae, Antirrhinanthaceae, and Orobanchaceae be restructured to include the current members of Orobanchaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Callitrichaceae. Beardsley & Olmstead (2002) suggest that Mimulus and Mazus be included with Phryma in a redefined Phrymaceae. Additional changes have been suggested, as summarized below and reviewed and discussed by Schäferhoff et al. (2010).
REFERENCE: Pennell (1935)=P; Schäferhoff et al. (2010); Olmstead & Reeves (1995); Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999); Olmstead et al. (2001); Beardsley & Olmstead (2002). [also see LINDERNIACEAE, MAZACEAE, OROBANCHACEAE, PAULOWNIACEAE, PHRYMACEAE, and PLANTAGINACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Agalinis Raf. (False foxglove)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, hemiparasitic herbs, of tropical and warm temperate regions of America.
REFERENCE: Canne-Hilliker & Hays in FNA (in prep.); Canne (1979); Hays (1998b); Pennell (1935)=P.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Agalinis tenuifolia in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Agalinis tenuifolia in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Agalinis tenuifolia in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Agalinis tenuifolia in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Agalinis tenuifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agalinis tenuifolia

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 9879 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 9879 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 24463 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)