Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell

Purple Gerardia, Purple False Foxglove

Synonyms: Gerardia purpurea, Gerardia purpurea subsp. parvula, Gerardia purpurea var. grandiflora

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Orobanchaceae

Genus: Agalinis

Species: Agalinis purpurea

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - 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 purpurea