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Orobanchaceae
Agalinis

not marked as a favorite taxon Agalinis linifolia (Nuttall) Britton. Phenology: Aug-early Oct; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Coastal Plain depression ponds, cypress savannas, wet pine savannas. Distribution: Se. North Carolina south to s. Florida, west to e. Louisiana; disjunct in e. Delaware (reports for Maryland and Virginia are in error).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl7, FNA17, GW2, K1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, WH3; = Gerardia linifolia Nuttall — F, G, Tat, Pennell (1935). Basionym: Gerardia linifolia Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: = Agalinis linifolia - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Agalinis linifolia© Jeffrey S. Pippen | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Agalinis linifolia© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending, rhizomatous perennial uncommonly found in Coastal Plain depression ponds, cypress savannas and wet pine savannas, sometimes in standing water.

Stems: Stems slender, unbranched or with a few erect branches, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, very narrow and mostly ascending, 1-2 in. long.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers on long, slender stalks in a terminal raceme; pale to dark pink, 1-1½ in. long, bilaterally symmetric and tubular, opening to 5 spreading, rounded lobes that are hairy on the margins; the throat of the tube is hairy and pale-spotted but lacking yellow lines.

Fruits: Fruit a narrowly oval capsule.

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Height: 2-4 ft.

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description: Erect to ascending, rhizomatous perennial uncommonly found in Coastal Plain depression ponds, cypress savannas and wet pine savannas, sometimes in standing water.

stems: Stems slender, unbranched or with a few erect branches, smooth.

leaves: Leaves opposite, very narrow and mostly ascending, 1-2 in. long.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers on long, slender stalks in a terminal raceme; pale to dark pink, 1-1½ in. long, bilaterally symmetric and tubular, opening to 5 spreading, rounded lobes that are hairy on the margins; the throat of the tube is hairy and pale-spotted but lacking yellow lines.

fruits: Fruit a narrowly oval capsule.

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