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Aureolaria virginica
Aureolaria virginica (L.) Pennell
Downy Yellow False Foxglove, Downy False Foxglove
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Agalinis virginica, Aureolaria dispersa, Aureolaria microcarpa, Dasistoma dispersa, Dasistoma virginica, Gerardia dispersa, Gerardia virginica
USDA Symbol: AUVI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
A terminal cluster of funnel-shaped, yellow flowers, with 1 flower in axil of each opposite bract, atop a downy stem.
Like the very similar Smooth False Foxglove (A. laevigata), this plant is partly parasitic on the roots of oaks.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WVCanada: ON
Native Distribution: Ontario; New Hampshire south to Florida, west to Louisiana and Texas, and north to Tennessee and Michigan.
Native Habitat: Dry open woods.
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Part Shade , ShadeSoil Moisture: Dry
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesBibliography
Bibref 1294 - The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants An Illustrated Guide (2011) Adelman, Charlotte and Schwartz, Bernard L.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Aureolaria virginica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Aureolaria virginica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Aureolaria virginica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-17Research By: TWC Staff