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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, simple or with ascending branches, mostly glabrous, dark green, drying black.
- Leaves
- Opposite, sessile, entire, linear, .4 to 2.5 inches long, 1/25 to 1/5 inch wide, slightly rough with short, stiff-hairs or glabrous, dark green.
- Inflorescence
- Raceme, flowers borne singly in upper leaf axils; bracts leaf-like below, progressively reduced upwards.
- Flower
- Stalks thread-like, 2/5 to 4/5 inch long, widely spreading to upward curving, glabrous; calyx bell-shaped, 1/10 to 1/5 inch long, 5-lobed; lobes broadly triangular, tips abruptly pointed; corolla weakly 2-lipped, 2/5 to 3/5 inch long, pink, magenta or pale purple, throat with purple or red spots; upper 2 lobes arched over anthers and stigma; lower 3 lobes spreading; margins of lobes fringed with hairs; stamens 4.
- Fruit
- Capsule, spherical, 1/6 to 1/4 inch long; seeds numerous, irregularly triangular, about 1/25 inch long, brown.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Low prairies, borders of stream and ponds, roadside ditches, open woods, flood plains; moist soils.
- Distribution
- Principally east 2/3; scattered in west 1/3 of Kansas
Practical Information
- Uses
- Native Americans took an infusion of slender false foxglove to treat diarrhea.
Additional Notes
Comments
Slender false foxglove is fairly common and widespread. It is parasitic on the roots of a variety of host plants, including grasses, pussy-toes, gray goldenrod, western yarrow, wild strawberry, and tall anemone.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Orobanchaceae - Broomrape Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-24 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2025-02-15
Color Groups
Pink, Red & Orange Wildflowers
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Blooms: August, September, October