Agalinis fasciculata
(Beach False Foxglove)
Agalinis fasciculata, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3734
Agalinis fasciculata, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3741
Agalinis fasciculata, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3745
Agalinis fasciculata, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3747
Agalinis fasciculata, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3750
| Scientific Name | Agalinis fasciculata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | AGFA2 |
| Common Name | Beach False Foxglove | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 33021 |
| Family | Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Dry or wet, sandy soils; thickets, pastures, fallow fields, roadsides, ditches and waste areas. Plant: Erect annual with simple or branched stems, about 28 inches tall, moderately to very scabrous (rough to the touch). Leaves: Opposite, narrowly-linear, up to 1.2 inches long, pointed tips and slightly folded; edges are entire; well-developed fascicles (bundles of leaves crowded together) in axils similar in size to the adjacent leaf. Inflorescence: Elongated racemes of two pale to dark pink flowers per node; corolla 1 to 1.4 inches long with two flared lips, upper lip 2-lobed and lower 3-lobed with 2 yellow lines and dark red spots in throat; protruding style; calyx tube is less than 0.2-inch long and has triangular lobes. Bloom Period: September and October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Flora of North America" and "Missouri Plants". |
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Texas Status: Native |
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