slender-leaf false foxglove
(Agalinis tenuifolia)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5? - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FAC - Facultative |
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| Midwest | FACW - Facultative wetland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACW - Facultative wetland |
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Description |
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The flowers are on slender, ascending to widely spreading stalks (pedicels) that are ⅜″ to ¾″ long, at least as long as the flowers. |
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Height |
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8″ to 24″ |
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Flower Color |
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Purple |
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Similar Species |
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Rough false foxglove (Agalinis aspera) flowers are on stout, upright pedicels. |
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Habitat |
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Moist. Shores, meadows, fens, ditches. Full or partial sun. Sandy soil. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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August to September |
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Parasitism |
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Plants in the genus Agalinis are hemiparasitic. They obtain water and mineral nutrients from the roots of other plants, but are also photosynthetic, producing chlorophyll. |
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Occurrence |
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Common and widespread |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies) | ||
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Orobanchaceae (broomrape) | ||
| Tribe | Pedicularideae | ||
| Genus | Agalinis (false foxgloves) | ||
The genus Agalinis, formerly belonging the family Scrophulariaceae (figwort), has recently been transferred to the family Orobanchaceae (broomrape). |
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Synonyms |
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Agalinis besseyana Agalinis tenuifolia ssp. leucanthera Agalinis tenuifolia var. leucanthera Agalinis tenuifolia var. macrophylla Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora Agalinis tenuifolia var. polyphylla Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia Gerardia besseyana Gerardia leucanthera Gerardia polyphylla Gerardia tenuifolia Gerardia tenuifolia ssp. leucanthera Gerardia tenuifolia ssp. macrophylla Gerardia tenuifolia ssp. parviflora Gerardia tenuifolia ssp. polyphylla Gerardia tenuifolia var. humilis Gerardia tenuifolia var. leucanthera Gerardia tenuifolia var. macrophylla Gerardia tenuifolia var. parviflora Gerardia tenuifolia var. polyphylla Gerardia tenuifolia var. typica |
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Common Names |
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slender false foxglove slender-leaf false foxglove slenderleaf false foxglove |
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Glossary
Pedicel
On plants: the stalk of a single flower in a cluster of flowers. On insects: the second segment of the antennae. On Hymenoptera and Araneae: the narrow stalk connecting the thorax to the abdomen: the preferred term is petiole.
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