[4] This was one of several re-alignments that were the consequence of the disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae as the result of conclusions based on molecular phylogeny data from the chloroplast genome.

[6] Agalinis acuta received federal protection on public lands upon being listed as in 1988 under the Endangered Species Act.

The flower corolla is up to 1.3 centimeters long with a tubular throat and rounded, notched lobes.

[8] This plant occurs in sandy coastal plain habitat in poor, dry soils.

[1] The plant requires open space on clear ground, and it does not do well if litter and vegetation builds up or trees grow and form a shady canopy.