Beach False Foxglove

Agalinis fasciculata

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Plant Description: Annual to 75 cm high. Leaves 6-25 mm long, usually with 2 or more smaller leaves in each axil. Flowers in spikelike racemes. corolla 1.5-2.6 cm long, pink-lavender to purple.

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Occurrence: Occurring on low ground in coastal oak woods from ANWR to Padre Island.

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Key to species of Agalinis:

  1. Stems rough………………………………………………………………………………A. fasciculata

Stems smooth or nearly so…………………………………………………………………………2

2. Calyx lobes 3-7 mm long……………………………………………………..A. heterophylla

Calyx lobes mostly 1-2 mm long………………………………………………………………..3

3. Leaves thick-fleshy………………………………………………………………….…A. maritima

Leaves thin or slightly thickish……………………………………………..A. strictifolia