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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aureolaria patula
FAMILY
Orobanchaceae
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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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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).
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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).
COMPARE
False-foxglove species
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
2794
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: calcareous ledges, and bluffs, rich alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p057
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p237
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p280
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