Seaside Agalinis

(Agalinis maritima)

 

   

 

 

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Seaside Agalinis (Agalinis maritima [Raf.] Raf.)

Identification: Flowers about 0.5 to 0.75 inches in length, pink to lavender in color. Petals in a tubular corolla with 5 free petal lobes. Calyx with small, blunt, sharp teeth. Flower stalks short, shorter than the calyx. Leaves narrow, grass-like, in opposite pairs, but succulent, with blunt tips. Plant 2 to 12 inches in height.

Distribution: Found along the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to Florida, and westward along the Gulf Coast to Texas.

Habitat: Seaside Gerardia is found in coastal marshes.

Flowering period: July to September.

Similar Species: There are several similar species of the genus Agalinis. However the succulent leaves, short stature, and the coastal marsh habitat should identify this one readily.

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