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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aureolaria patula   FAMILY Orobanchaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aureolaria patula   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Aureolaria patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Aureolaria patula

(?) -

Gerardia patula

 

COMMON NAME:
Cumberland Oak-leach, Spreading Yellow False Foxglove


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image of Aureolaria patula, Cumberland Oak-leach, Spreading Yellow False Foxglove

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_aureolaria_patula_2

September        

Flower stalk long (3/8-5/8") and slender (less than 1/32"), per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).

image of Aureolaria patula, Cumberland Oak-leach, Spreading Yellow False Foxglove

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_aureolaria_patula_3

September        

Flowers, sepals and flower stalk covered with tiny soft hairs, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aureolaria patula   FAMILY Orobanchaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aureolaria patula   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Aureolaria patula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aureolaria patula

(?) -
Gerardia patula

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2794

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous ledges, and bluffs, rich alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Weakly bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted calyx
5-lobed campanulate corolla
4 included stamens (2 long, 2 short)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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