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Scientific Name: agalinis

Record Found: 5

Scientific NameCommon NameLight RegimeMoisture RegimePlant TypeMaximum expected height (in feet)Pollinator?Flowering SeasonsGrassland SpeciesRiparian BufferRiparian Zone
Agalinis maritima var. maritimaSalt Marsh False FoxgloveSun, PartWet, MoistHerb1.5YesEarly Summer, Late Summer, FallNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=444
Synonym: Agalinis maritima, Agalinis maritima, Agalinis maritima
Digital Atlas Name: Agalinis maritima (Raf.) Raf. var. maritima
Habitat: Interdune swales and mesohaline to polyhaline tidal marshes; especially characteristic of low-statured salt meadows with Spartina patens and Distichlis spicata. Locally frequent in the outer Coastal Plain maritime zone.
Synonyms: [= C, GW, R; = Gerardia maritima Rafinesque - G; > A. maritima var. maritima - K; > A. maritima var. grandiflora (Bentham) Shinners - K, S; > G. maritima var. maritima - F; > G. maritima ssp. typica - P; > G. maritima var. grandiflora Bentham - F; > G. ma
taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct; Aug-Nov
County Names: Virginia Beach, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, Mathews, Lancaster, Hampton, Gloucester, Accomack
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: No
Piedmont: No
Agalinis obtusifoliaTen-lobe False FoxgloveSun, PartMoist, DryHerb3YesLate Summer, FallNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=563
Synonym: Agalinis obtusifolia, Agalinis obtusifolia, Agalinis obtusifolia
Digital Atlas Name: Agalinis obtusifolia Raf.
Habitat: This species (sensu stricto) occurw in seasonally wet to boggy, acid, clayey and sandy clearings and impoundment shores. It is infrequent in the inner Coastal Plain, rare in the outer Coastal Plain, and disjunct to Augusta County in the mountains. Its status in the Piedmont is uncertain, but a few specimens from the eastern edge of the region have been annotated as A. obtusifolia by Bruce Sorrie and others.
Synonyms: [= GW, R, W; < A. obtusifolia - C, K; = Gerardia obtusifolia (Rafinesque) Pennell - F, G, P]
taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct; Oct-Nov
County Names: Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Northumberland, Lunenburg, Louisa, King William, James City, Greensville, Greene, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Campbell, Augusta, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: No
Piedmont: Yes
Agalinis purpureaPurple False FoxgloveSun, PartWet, Moist, DryHerb4YesEarly Summer, Late Summer, FallNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=617
Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides
Commercial Seed Available: Cardno Native Plant Nursery (seed), Prairie Moon Nursery (seed)
Synonym: Agalinis purpurea, Agalinis purpurea, Agalinis purpurea
Digital Atlas Name: Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell
Habitat: Bogs, calcareous and mafic fens, open floodplain swamps, depression ponds, interdune swales, tidal freshwater marshes and swamps; more numerous in a variety of wet to mesic, open, disturbed habitats, including old fields, clearings, and roadsides. Frequent to common throughout.
Synonyms: [= K, Pa., R, S, W; < A. purpurea var. purpurea - C; = Gerardia purpurea var. purpurea - G; = G. purpurea Linnaeus - F, P, W.Va.; < A. purpurea - GW]
taxonPhenology: Aug-Oct; Sep-Nov
County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Shenandoah, Rockbridge, Richmond, Rappahannock, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Norfolk, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Culpeper, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Buckingham, Brunswick, Bland, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Agalinis setaceaThreadleaf False FoxgloveSun, PartDryHerb2.5YesLate Summer, FallNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=618
Synonym: Agalinis setacea, Agalinis setacea, Agalinis setacea
Digital Atlas Name: Agalinis setacea (J.F. Gmel.) Raf.
Habitat: Sandhill woodlands; dry, sandy or clayey clearings and roadsides. Frequent in the s. Coastal Plain; infrequent in the n. Coastal Plain and Piedmont.
Synonyms: [= C, K, R, S, W; > Gerardia setacea J.F. Gmelin - F, G, P; > G. stenophylla (Pennell) Pennell - P]
taxonPhenology: Sep-Oct; Oct-Nov
County Names: Westmoreland, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Prince George, Pittsylvania, Lancaster, King William, James City, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Hanover, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Gloucester, Fluvanna, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Culpeper, Charles City, Caroline, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: No
Piedmont: Yes
Agalinis tenuifoliaSlender False Foxglove, Slender-leaf False FoxgloveSun, PartMoist, DryHerb3YesEarly Summer, Late Summer, FallNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=415
Synonym: Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia, Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia, Agalinis tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
Digital Atlas Name: Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf. var. tenuifolia
Habitat: Dry woodlands and barrens on limestone, dolostone, mafic and ultramafic rocks, shale, and calcareous sandstone; more numerous in a variety of dry, open, disturbed habitats, including old fields, clearings, and roadsides. Frequent in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain.
Synonyms: [= K, S; < A. tenuifolia - C, Pa., R, W; = Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl - W.Va.; = G. tenuifolia Vahl var. tenuifolia - F, G]
taxonPhenology: Aug-Oct; Sep-Nov
County Names: Wythe, Washington, Warren, Sussex, Surry, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Orange, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Halifax, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Carroll, Caroline, Buckingham, Botetourt, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Albemarle, Accomack
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes

 
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