Agalinis linifolia
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|status = G4
|status_system = TNC
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|genus = Agalinis
|species = linifolia
|synonyms =
{{Species list
|Gerardia linifolia | Nutt.
|Agalinis perennis | Raf.
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Agalinis linifolia (known by common names including flaxleaf false foxglove, flaxleaf gerardia, and flaxleaf agalinis{{cite web |url=http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=2988 |title=NameThatPlant: Agalinis linifolia |publisher=namethatplant.net |accessdate=6 July 2025}}) is a perennial forb, native to the southeastern United States and Cuba,{{cite web |title=USDA Plants Database Plant Profile General |url=https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/AGLI2 |access-date=6 July 2025}} which produces lavender-colored flowers in late summer or early fall.
Distribution and habitat
Agalinis linifolia can be found in ponds, pine savannas, and cypress savannas throughout coastal regions of the southeastern United States, from Delaware through Louisiana. It is also native to Cuba.
Ecology
Like other members of the genus Agalinis, this species is hemiparasitic on a variety of hosts, particularly graminoids.{{cite web|title=Agalinis - Michigan Flora|url=http://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Agalinis|accessdate=January 28, 2014}} MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan.(http://michiganflora.net)
Taxonomy
This species is a member of the genus Agalinis, which was formerly placed in the family Scrophulariaceae, but has more recently been placed in the family Orobanchaceae, in keeping with the findings of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2003. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141:399-436., cited in Walter Fertig {{cite web|title=Farewell to the Aceraceae: Changes in the Angiosperm Family Tree |url=http://herbarium.dbs.umt.edu/PDF's/Spring%202011.PDF |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720093214/http://herbarium.dbs.umt.edu/PDF%27s/Spring%202011.PDF |archivedate=July 20, 2011 }} The University of Montana Herbarium Newsletter. (Spring 2011). University of Montana, Missoula, MT. http://herbarium.dbs.umt.edu {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213851/http://herbarium.dbs.umt.edu/ |date=2014-03-06 }}
References
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Category:Plants described in 1818
Category:Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall