Orobanchaceae
Prairie false foxglove
Agalinis heterophylla
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Agalinis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 异叶假毛地黄
- English
- Prairie false foxglove
Synonyms
- Aureolaria heterophylla (Nutt.) Farw.
- Gerardia heterophylla Nutt.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 275 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nathan May, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kara Matthews, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: sonoresmore, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donna, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emily Geest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Aschner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julian R. Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.