Agalinis georgiana

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Agalinis georgiana
Agalinis georgiana Ann Johnson.jpg
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.
AGAL GEOR dist.JPG
Natural range of Agalinis georgiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Boynton's false foxglove

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]

Distribution

A. georgiana is distributed from south Georgia and Alabama down to the western panhandle of Florida. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

Observed in dry and well-drained upland longleaf pine savanna communities, and shady sandy loams of pine-oak woods.

Associated Species: Pinus palustris, Quercus falcata, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex glabra, Agalinis obtusifolia, and Ctenium aromaticum. [3]

Phenology

Agalinis georgiana has been observed to flower in the months of September and November. [3][4]

Fire ecology

A. georgiana has been recorded in longleaf pine savannas that are burned annually. [3]

Use by animals

Agalinis species, including this one, host larvae of the common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) in Florida.[5]


Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGE
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.