Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Habitat: Thin soil and adobe on limestone hills of the Edwards Plateau; endemic.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Conditions Comments: Bushy plant with an airy texture is found in dry soils. Excellent choice for a wildflower planting or as a filler plant in a border garden. Plant seed in situ or in pots for latter transplanting. Larval and nectar plant for the common buckeye butterfly.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0278 Collected Sept. 18, 1992 in Comal County by Mary Beth White

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-595 Collected 2007-09-18 in Travis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Bibliography

Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

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