Aureolaria pectinata

Aureolaria pectinata, commonly called combleaf yellow false foxglove,[2] false foxglove,[3] and comb-leaf oakleach,[1] is a species of plant in the broomrape family that is native to the southeastern United States.[4]

Aureolaria pectinata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Aureolaria
Species:
A. pectinata
Binomial name
Aureolaria pectinata

It is an annual plant that produces yellow flowers in the late summer on herbaceous stems.[5] It is hemiparisitic, meaning that it gets some of its nutrients from other plants. A. pectinata attaches itself to the roots of oak trees, explaining the common name "oakleach".[6]

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Aureolaria pectinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Aureolaria pectinata page". www.missouriplants.com.
  4. "Aureolaria pectinata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
  5. "Aureolaria pectinata". Flora of Alabama. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. "Know Your Natives – Yellow False Foxgloves". Arkansas Native Plant Society. 4 October 2014.
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