Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Agalinis fasciculata (Elliott) Raf.

Catalog Number: 
4119
Record ID: 
KBS_LARC.4119_1200.Aga_fas1.tif
Global Unique Identifier: 
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4119
Institution Code: 
KBS
Date Last Modified: 
12/16/2004
Basis Of Record: 
observation
Scientific Name: 
Agalinis fasciculata (Elliott) Raf.
Family: 
Scrophulariaceae
Genus: 
Agalinis
Species: 
fasciculata
Scientific Name Author: 
(Elliott) Raf.
State or Province: 
Kansas
County: 
Crawford
Locality: 
Crawford County State Park, 1 mi N, 0.5 mi E of jct US 69 & 160, N of Frontenac.
Physiographic Province: 
Osage Cuestas
Associated Plant Community: 
Tallgrass Prairie
Collector: 
Craig C. Freeman
Date Collected: 
9/28/1990
Rights: 
Craig C. Freeman
Source: 
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Genus Name Meaning: 
"like linon (flax), because some species resemble flax"
Species Name Meaning: 
"bundle, referring to small bunches of leaves on leaf stem"
Common Names: 
Fascicled false-foxglove
Description: 
Plant life form: Annual
Description: 
Height: 4-10 dm
Description: 
Species description: Flowers are pink to magenta to pale purple and bloom from August to October.
Description: 
"Species description: Erect, slightly rough, annual herb. Leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, simple, linear, and sessile. "
Description: 
Similar species: Several similar-looking species of Agalinis occur in the state.
Description: 
Habitat: Moderately moist prairies.
Description: 
Range in Kansas: Southeast eighth of the state.
Description: 
Propagation: Seed
Color: 
Pink
Color: 
Purple