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Photographer: James R. Sime
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Agalinis gattingeri (Small) Small
round-stem foxglove, round-stemmed false foxglove
Agalinis: "remarkable flax" in botanical Latin.
gattingeri: for its discoverer, Augustin Gattinger (1825-1903)
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-24" tall forb, yellowish-green, pale when dry, many erect branches; stems rounded; partially parasitic |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long, long stalked, 4 stamens with the lower stamens longer; usually a solitary flower at the ends of the branches or main stem; blooms Aug.-Sept. |
| Fruit: | roundish, up to 1/5" long capsule with yellowish-brown seeds  |
| Leaf: | opposite, narrow, yellowish-green, the side branches with few small leaves |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, hills, barrens |
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