Agalinis (Noun)
Meaning
Semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Agalinis grows in a variety of open or woodland sites throughout much of the eastern United States and the West Indies.
- The delicate pink flowers of Agalinis are often overlooked among the coarse grasses and weeds that they grow among.
- A semiparasitic herb, Agalinis generates some of its own nutrients but also obtains some from the host plant.
- Agalinis fasciculata, commonly known as clustered Agalinis or beach Agalinis, blooms from midsummer to early fall.
- In certain parts of the southeastern United States, Agalinis flowers may be deep purple and appear as tiny beacons in a sea of green.