Agalinis georgiana
| Agalinis georgiana | |
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| Photo by Ann Johnson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Agalinis |
| Species: | A. georgiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Agalinis georgiana (Elliott) Raf. | |
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| Natural range of Agalinis georgiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Boynton's false foxglove
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Gerardia georgiana C.L. Boynton, Agalinis fasciculata (Elliott) Rafinesque
Description
Endemic to the Southeast U.S., A. georgiana is an annual forb that is a member of the Scrophulariaceae family. [1] Like all other members of the Agalinis genus, A. georgiana is a root parasite, which is a type of hemiparasite that penetrates roots of neighboring plants to transfer food and water from the host plant. However, they are semiparasitic since they still contain their own chlorophyll and can produce their own food as well. [2] A. georgiana is glabrous, with bright green herbage, and contains pale corollas that lack spots and lines within. [3]
Distribution
A. georgiana is distributed from south Georgia and Alabama down to the western panhandle of Florida. [4]
Ecology
Habitat
Observed in dry and well-drained upland longleaf pine savanna communities, and shady sandy loams of pine-oak woods. [5] In these communities, A. georgiana can be quite frequent in the understory composition. [6]
Associated Species: Pinus palustris, Quercus falcata, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex glabra, Agalinis obtusifolia, and Ctenium aromaticum. [5]
Phenology
Agalinis georgiana has been observed to flower in the months of September and November. [5][7]
Fire ecology
A. georgiana has been recorded in longleaf pine savannas that are burned annually. [5]
Use by animals
Agalinis species, including this one, host larvae of the common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) in Florida.[8]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGE
- ↑ Musselman, L. J. and W. F. Mann, Jr (1978). Root parasites of southern forests. , USDA Forest Service, Southern For. Exp. Station, New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rpt. SO-20. : 76.
- ↑ Pennell, F. W. (1929). "Agalinis and allies in North America: II." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 81: 111-249.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: February 2019. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, W. Wilson Baker, John Hays, Mike Jenkins, Robin Kennedy, R. Komarek, and Alfred Schotz. States and counties: Florida: Jackson, Liberty, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa. Georgia: Thomas.
- ↑ Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 4 MAR 2019
- ↑ Observation by Roger Hammer in Silver Springs State Park, Marion County, FL. September 2016, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group August 4, 2017.
