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Brundage, Stephanie

Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia

Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf. var. tenuifolia

Slenderleaf False Foxglove

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Gerardia tenuifolia, Gerardia tenuifolia var. humilis, Gerardia tenuifolia var. typica

USDA Symbol: AGTET

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WV
Canada: NB , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Forest edges, thin canopied forests, woodlands, roadsides, and disturbed soils often in dry coarse grained soils.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-31
Research By: TWC Staff

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