Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Some references lump this species into A. fasciculata, but this seems incomprehensible, as that species has numerous small fascicles of leaves in leaf axils. Some lump it into A. purpurea, a little more understandable, but still odd and not a good decision. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agalinis fasciculata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Agalinis purpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-25-004:

Agalinis virgata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Gerardia purpurea var. racemulosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Gerardia racemulosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Agalinis virgata

COMMON NAME:
Wand Gerardia, Wand Agalinis, Pine-barren False Foxglove

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Francis Marion National Forest

Pedicel shorter than calyx tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 COMPARE pedicels of Gerardia species

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Francis Marion National Forest

Corolla throat usually yellow-lined within, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Francis Marion National Forest

Branches virgate [wand-like; straight, slender and erect]; stems glabrous, per Weakley's Flora.

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Francis Marion National Forest

Leaves linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Agalinis virgata   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agalinis fasciculata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Agalinis purpurea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-25-004:
Agalinis virgata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gerardia purpurea var. racemulosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Gerardia racemulosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agalinis virgata