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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Agalinis purpurea
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
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Read more about Purple False Foxglove at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agalinis purpurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Agalinis purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-25-003:
Agalinis purpurea FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Gerardia purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agalinis purpurea
COMMON NAME:
Purple Gerardia, Common Agalinis, Purple False Foxglove
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_purpurea_10
June Floyd County GA
Leaves up to 1.5" long and 1/8" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Keith Bradley kab_a_purpurea_72043
August Miami-Dade County FL
Ludlam Pineland Preserve
Slender white stigma and white anthers at right angles form a cross, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Keith Bradley kab_a_purpurea_73460
August Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
Flowers are between 0.75" & 1.5" long on extremely short stalks, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE pedicels of Gerardia species
JK Marlow jkm060928_028b
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
Calyx tube 3-4mm long, lobes reduced to minute awl-shaped teeth 0.3-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm081101_011
November Greenwood County SC
Roadside
Fruit a spherical capsule 4-6mm wide, splitting at maturity, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Agalinis purpurea
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agalinis purpurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Agalinis purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-25-003:
Agalinis purpurea
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Gerardia purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agalinis purpurea
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