Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell

Purple false foxglove, smooth gerardia

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Purple false foxglove is a North American native plant.

Plants: 4-40" (10-101 cm) tall, hairless, supported with delicate four-angled stems that flop over if there is no nearby vegetation. Stems and leaves turn purple in early fall.

Leaves: Opposite, linear, ¾-1¾" (1.9-4.4 cm) long, and thinner than most grass blades. Some leaves branch into smaller leaves.

Flowers: Lavender- to purple- to pink-colored flowers appear in loose racemes. They are roughly trumpet-shaped, with the trumpet pointing sideways but bending upward; and bilaterally symmetrical, with two upper lobes, two lower lobes, and a bottom lobe. Flowers are ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) in size. The central throat of each flower is white, with purple spots. Flowers appear August to September.

Fruits: Flowers are replaced by shiny seed-filled rounded capsules ⅛-¼" (3.2-6.3 mm) in diameter.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

Www.jeffpippen.com

Delaware Wildflowers

Minnesota Wildflowers

Maine.gov’s Department of Conservation Maine Natural Areas Program

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

Michiganflora.net

Luirig.altervista.org

References:

Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006

9/4/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Area, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 8" (12 × 19 cm)

4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm)

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

10/27/2017 · Bemis Road Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 7" (12 × 16 cm)

8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm)

7/31/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm)

9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

9/4/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Area, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 8" (14 × 20 cm)

9/24/2017 · Andres Institue of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire
≈ 4 × 2½" (10 × 7.3 cm)

4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida
≈ 2 × 2½" (6 × 6.6 cm)

8/28/2021 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 2 × 1¾" (5.7 × 4.7 cm)

Agalinis purpurea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 23 Sep 2021.

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9/10/2016 · Worcester Road Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire

The purple leaves are the Agalinis. The green ones are a grass. · 9/13/2020 · Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm)

9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

9/4/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Area, Dunstable, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 8" (12 × 19 cm)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

7/31/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 3 × 2½" (8.1 × 6.5 cm)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.8 cm)

9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 11 cm)

9/1/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 10 × 14" (26 × 35 cm)

9/17/2021 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 3½ × 5" (9.4 × 12 cm)

10/27/2017 · Bemis Road Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm)

4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida
≈ 4½ × 5" (12 × 12 cm)

8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 3½" (10 × 8.9 cm)

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