Agalinis obtusifolia
| Agalinis obtusifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Agalinis |
| Species: | A. obtusifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Agalinis obtusifolia | |
Agalinis obtusifolia, commonly known as tenlobe false foxglove, is an annual plant native to the southeast region of the United States of America.[1][2] It is considered to be parasitic to the roots of herbaceous species.[2]
Description
Agalinis obtusifolia is light yellow to green in color. The stems are slender and stiff, and may reach a height between 30 and 90 centimeters (11.81 to 35.43 inches). The leaves are filiform and oppositely arranged, reaching a length of 5 to 15 millimeters. The flowers possess five petals, which tend to be pink, purple, or (rarely) white in color.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found across the United States' Coastal Plain region, its range stretching from Delaware to Florida and westward to Louisiana.[3] There exist some disjunct populations within the states of Tennessee and Kentucky.[4]
Agalinis obtusifolia has been observed to occur in habitat types including upland pine communities, peaty areas, flatwoods, and savannas, among other types.[5]
References
- ^ Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ^ a b c Radford, Albert Ernest; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, Clyde Ritchie (1983). Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas (9. printing ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-1087-3.
- ^ Godfrey, Robert K.; Wooten, Jean W. (1981). Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: dicotyledons. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-0532-5.
- ^ Sorrie, Bruce A.; Weakley, Alan S. (2001). "Coastal Plain Vascular Plant Endemics: Phytogeographic Patterns". Castanea. 66 (1/2): 50–82. ISSN 0008-7475. JSTOR 4033882.
- ^ Wunderlin, Richard P.; Hansen, Bruce F. (November 13, 2003). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (3rd ed.). University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0813026329.