Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
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).
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
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