Biology:Agalinis edwardsiana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Agalinis edwardsiana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Agalinis
Species:
A. edwardsiana
Binomial name
Agalinis edwardsiana
Pennell

Agalinis edwardsiana is a flowering plant species in the family Orobanchaceae family with the common name plateau agalinis.[1]

Description

Agalinis edwardsiana is a sparsely bushy herb that grows up to 40 centimeters tall. It has narrowly linear leaves and small but showy pale pink to purple flowers that arise singly on short stems from leaf nodes.[2][3]

Range and habitat

Agalinis edwardsiana is native to the Edwards Plateau in Texas, where it grows on limestone and thin limestone-derived soils.[3]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q15338755 entry