Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf.

Slenderleaf false foxglove (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Agalinis

Characteristics

Stems 2–6 dm, glabrous or nearly so, usually much branched; lvs linear, 1–6 mm wide; pedicels filiform, widely divergent, 1–2 cm at anthesis; cal-tube 2–4 mm, its lobes broadly triangular to subulate, 0.3–2.2 mm; cor 1–1.5 cm, its upper lip arching over the stamens, glabrous within; pollen-sacs 1.5–2.2 mm; 2n=28. Que. to Minn., s. to Fla. and Tex. (A. besseyana)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Moist open areas and low woods in Texas. Woodlands, fields, prairies, wet thickets and along streams.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Images

Agalinis tenuifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Agalinis tenuifolia world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798597-1
WFO ID wfo-0000522848
COL ID 65KC2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gerardia tenuifolia f. albiflora Agalinis tenuifolia Gerardia chytra Gerardia erecta Gerardia polyphylla Aureolaria tenuifolia Chytra anomala Gerardia filiformis Gerardia tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia f. albiflora Agalinis tenuifolia var. polyphylla Aureolaria tenuifolia var. albiflora Gerardia tenuifolia var. filiformis Gerardia tenuifolia var. humilis Gerardia tenuifolia var. leptophylla Gerardia tenuifolia subsp. leucanthera Gerardia tenuifolia subsp. polyphylla Gerardia tenuifolia var. polyphylla Gerardia tenuifolia subsp. parviflora

Lower taxons

Agalinis tenuifolia var. leucanthera Agalinis tenuifolia var. macrophylla Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora