Agalinis maritima (Raf.) Raf.

Seaside Gerardia, Saltmarsh False Foxglove

Synonyms: Gerardia maritima

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Orobanchaceae

Genus: Agalinis

Species: Agalinis maritima

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Special Concern
NH - State Endangered

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Heterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Agalinis maritima