Agalinis tenella Pennell. Common name: Delicate Agalinis. Phenology: Sep-Oct; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands. Distribution: SC south to n. FL, west to AL; allegedly disjunct in Amelia County, VA. Not believed to be present in NC or VA, contrary to reports (Sorrie in Weakley et al. 2017).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA17, K4, RAB, S, Sorrie (2017b) in Weakley et al (2017); = Gerardia tenella (Pennell) Pennell — Pennell (1935); < Agalinis obtusifolia Raf. — Fl7, WH3. Basionym: Agalinis tenella Pennell 1913
Links to other floras: = Agalinis tenella - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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