Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton (Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton)
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Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton

Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton

Agalinis linifolia is a hemiparasitic perennial forb native to the southeastern US and Cuba that bears lavender flowers in late summer or early fall.

Family
Genus
Agalinis
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton

Agalinis linifolia (Nutt.) Britton, commonly called flaxleaf false foxglove, flaxleaf gerardia, and flaxleaf agalinis, is a perennial forb native to the southeastern United States and Cuba. It produces lavender-colored flowers in late summer or early fall. This species occurs in ponds, pine savannas, and cypress savannas across coastal regions of the southeastern United States, ranging from Delaware through Louisiana. It is also native to Cuba. Like other species in the genus Agalinis, Agalinis linifolia is hemiparasitic, and it parasitizes a variety of hosts, especially graminoids.

Photo: (c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Agalinis

More from Orobanchaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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