Agalinis maritima

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Agalinis maritima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Agalinis
Species:
A. maritima
Binomial name
Agalinis maritima
(Rafinesque) Rafinesque
Synonyms[1]
  • Gerardia maritima

Agalinis maritima, commonly called saltmarsh false foxglove, is an annual herbaceous plant. It is a halophytic, obligate wetland species found in the eastern Atlantic seaboard from Nova Scotia to Texas, extending further south towards the Lucayan Archipelago and the Greater Antilles.[2][3][4]

Distribution

Agalinis maritima is found in coastal salt and brackish marshes, including mangrove swamps and salt flats.[5] In Maine, it was most often found in high (upper) salt marsh where slight depressions have sparse vegetative cover and low competition from species such as Spartina patens.[6]

Description

Sometimes confused with Agalinis purpurea, saltmarsh false foxglove can be recognized from its fleshy, obtuse leaves.[7][8] It has pink or purple flowers arranged in short racemes; the blooms usually fall off within a day.[6][9] It blooms in August and September.[10] Agalinis maritima is a low-growing annual plant that reaches about 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[3] It is usually branched from the base upwards with ascending branches.[5]

It has a highly supported sister relationship Agalinis kingsii.[8]

Conservation

Agalinis maritima is threatened in New York state and rare in Maine and New Hampshire.[9][11] It is endangered by invasive phragmites and wetland destruction due to human development.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Agalinis maritima (Raf.) Raf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "Agalinis maritima". Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  4. ^ Mold, Robert J. (2012-12-02). Ecology of Halophytes. Elsevier. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-323-14437-7.
  5. ^ a b Godfrey, Robert K.; Wooten, Jean W. (2011-07-01). Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. University of Georgia Press. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-8203-4243-6.
  6. ^ a b St. John Vickery, Barbara; Vickery, Peter D. (1983). "Note on the Status of Agalinis Maritima (raf.) Raf. in Maine". Rhodora. 85 (842): 267–269. ISSN 0035-4902. JSTOR 23314620.
  7. ^ "Agalinis maritima (saltmarsh agalinis): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. ^ a b Latvis, Maribeth; Souza, Vinicius Castro; Tank, David C.; Soltis, Pamela S.; Soltis, Douglas E. (2024-07-24). "An Evolutionary Framework for Agalinis (Orobanchaceae; The False Foxgloves) Reveals a Rapid South American Radiation that Includes Esterhazya". Systematic Botany. 49 (2): 455–481. doi:10.1600/036364424X17095905880222. ISSN 0363-6445.
  9. ^ a b Elliman, Ted; Trust, Native Plant (2016-05-11). Wildflowers of New England. Timber Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-60469-740-7.
  10. ^ Club, Torrey Botanical (1915). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. Torrey Botanical Club. p. 338.
  11. ^ a b "Seaside Agalinis Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program". guides.nynhp.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.