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Orobanchaceae > Agalinis (Purple False Foxglove) | |
Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia (Agalinis purpurea) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 Common statewide in NC, Purple False Foxglove grows in many open habitats. | |
Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 Along with several other genera, Agalinis was formerly placed in the Scrophulariaceae. | |
Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) Granville Co., NC 10 Sep 2006 Agalinis is a hemiparasite, meaning that while it may green leaves and photosynthesizes, its root also attach to other plant roots to "steal" nutrients from them. | |
Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia (Agalinis purpurea) Chatham Co., NC 22 Sep 2013 | |
Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia (Agalinis purpurea) Chatham Co., NC 22 Sep 2013 Often found with reddish-purple stems and leaves | |
Common Buckeye caterpillars use Purple False Foxglove as a host plant. Hoke Co., NC 12 Sep 2004 |
Scaleleaf False-Foxglove (Agalinis aphylla) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 Significantly rare in North Carolina, Scaleleaf False Foxglove grows in pine savannas in the coastal plain. | |
Scaleleaf False-Foxglove (Agalinis aphylla) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 | |
Scaleleaf False-Foxglove (Agalinis aphylla) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 | |
Scaleleaf False-Foxglove (Agalinis aphylla) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 Leaves are reduced to tiny scale-like triangles. | |
> | Scaleleaf False-Foxglove (Agalinis aphylla) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 |
Beach False Foxglove (Agalinis fasciculata) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Common in sandy habitats in the NC coastal plain. | |
Beach False Foxglove (Agalinis fasciculata) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 | |
Beach False Foxglove (Agalinis fasciculata) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 | |
Beach False Foxglove (Agalinis fasciculata) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 Uncommon in wet savannas and depression ponds in the NC coastal plain, this is the only perennial species of Agalinis in NC, growing from a "horizonal rootstalk bearing slender, scaly rhizomes" (Weakley, 2008). | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 The flowers produce nectar enjoyed by butterflies such as this Clouded Skipper. While the leaves are eaten by caterpillars of the Common Buckeye. | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) Pine savanna in Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 |
Pinebarren False Foxglove (Agalinis virgata) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 Rare in the NC coastal plain, some authorities consider this to be varieties of other species of Agalinis. | |
Pinebarren False Foxglove (Agalinis virgata) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 | |
Pinebarren False Foxglove (Agalinis virgata) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 |
Slenderleaf False Foxglove, Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) Orange Co., NC 21 Sep 2006 Common and statewide in NC along woodland edges, roadsides, etc. | |
Slenderleaf False Foxglove, Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) Orange Co., NC 21 Sep 2006 Note the upper petals form a hood over the stamens and are not reflexed in this species. | |
Slenderleaf False Foxglove, Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) Orange Co., NC 21 Sep 2006 | |
Slenderleaf False Foxglove, Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) Orange Co., NC 21 Sep 2006 |
Threadleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis setacea) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 Statewide in NC and common in sandy habitats like the sandhills and along the coast. | |
Threadleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis setacea) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 | |
Threadleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis setacea) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 | |
Threadleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis setacea) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 |
Saltmarsh False Foxglove (Agalinis maritima) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 Uncommon in NC, Saltmarsh False Foxglove grows in tidal marshes along the coast. | |
Saltmarsh False Foxglove (Agalinis maritima) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 | |
Saltmarsh False Foxglove (Agalinis maritima) New Hanover Co., NC 23 Sep 2006 |
Smallflower False Foxglove (Agalinis paupercula) Emmet Co., MI 22 Aug 2008 This northern species of Agalinis does not quite make it to North Carolina. There is a disjunct population in sw Virginia, however, so be on the lookout! | |
Smallflower False Foxglove (Agalinis paupercula) Emmet Co., MI 22 Aug 2008 | |
Smallflower False Foxglove (Agalinis paupercula) Emmet Co., MI 22 Aug 2008 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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