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Infrequent in central, north, and west Florida. Found from: West to Mississippi, east to Alabama. Flowers in the fall (Hall 1993).
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Revision as of 09:24, 29 June 2015

Agalinis divaricata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Agalinis
Species: A. divaricata
Binomial name
Agalinis divaricata
(Chapm.) Pennell
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Natural range of Agalinis divaricata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common names: Pineland False Foxglove (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). Little Gerardia (Hall 1993).

Synonym names: Gerardia divaricata Chapm. (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).

Annual, 30-80 cm tall; stems branching; leaves 1.5-2.5 cm long; petals 1-1.5 cm long, pink; *capsules to 3 mm long (Hall 1993).

Distribution

Infrequent in central, north, and west Florida. Found from: West to Mississippi, east to Alabama. Flowers in the fall (Hall 1993).

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs primarily in well drained sands and loamy sands of pine-oak sandhill communities, sand dunes and interdune hollows (Entisols), and pine flatwoods communities (Spodosols). It requires high light. It thrives in frequently burned areas (FSU herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Requires fire or other vegetation-removing disturbance to maintain high light levels and reduced competition. Does not appear to be common in areas with a great deal of soil disturbance, although it occurs along roadsides and ditches (FSU herbarium).

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

FSU herbarium http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/