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Agalinis plukenetii

(Ell.) Raf.

Purple Gerardia

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134587

Element CodePDSCR01170

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyOrobanchaceae

GenusAgalinis

Synonyms

Gerardia gatesii(Benth.) Pennell

Other Common Names

Chattahoochee False Foxglove (EN) Chattahoochee false foxglove (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1995-04-17

Change Date1995-04-17

Threat Impact Comments

Especially vulnerable to lack of disturbance resulting in succession (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S3	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
South Carolina	SH	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S4	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.