Orobanchaceae
Purple false foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Agalinis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Purple false foxglove
Synonyms
- Aureolaria purpurea (L.) Farw.
- Gerardia purpurea L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.