// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Rough false foxglove

Agalinis aspera

Rough false foxglove (Agalinis aspera) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10a. Mature size 1"–40".

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 12 U.S. states, including AR, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–10a
Mature size: 1"–40"
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Rough false foxglove (Agalinis aspera) — *Agalinis aspera* — Rough false foxglove. Photo by USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 209. via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Rough false foxglove (Agalinis aspera) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10a. Mature size 1"–40".

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, rough false foxglove pairs naturally with: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Fourpoint evening-primrose (Oenothera rhombipetala).