Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf.
Fernleaf yellow false foxglove, northern oak-leach
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Lamiales Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family Orobanchaceae Broomrape family of parasitic plants
Genus Aureolaria “Golden”
Species pedicularia From Latin pedicularis, “lice” (Why lice?)
About plant names...
Fernleaf foxglove is a North American native. Fernleaf foxglove is never far from oaks, typically
white oaks, the
roots of which they parasitize, obtaining some of the water and nutrients they need in this manner.
Identification: Plants are 1-4′ (30-121 cm) high, usually less than
2′ (60 cm). Stems are moderately or densely hairy, and sticky.
Leaves are finely dissected, very similar to those of ferns, 1-2″ (3-6 cm) long, and opposite .
They are medium green or purplish and lanceolate to somewhere between ovate and deltoid .
Flowers resemble those of foxglove, like bells or trumpets tipped on their sides, on
long straight upward-turned stalks . They are about 1″ (3 cm) in
size, and yellow, appearing from July to September. Fruits are ⅜-½″ (1-1.3 cm) in size.
Online References:
Illinois Wildflowers
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Maine.gov’s Department of Conservation Maine Natural Areas Program
The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site
The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
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8/7/2016 · Jeff Smith Trail, Jewett St., Pepperell, Massachusetts
8/7/2016 · Jeff Smith Trail, Jewett St., Pepperell, Massachusetts
8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
8/7/2016 · Jeff Smith Trail, Jewett St., Pepperell, Massachusetts
8/12/2023 · Highlands Trail via Pismire Bluffs Trail, Raymond Community Forest, Raymond, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)
Aureolaria pedicularia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 19 Aug 2023.
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8/7/2016 · Jeff Smith Trail, Jewett St., Pepperell, Massachusetts
8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain
8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain
8/17/2013 · Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
8/16/2012 · Mt. Tom State Reservation, Dynamite Trail, Holyoke, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
8/12/2023 · Highlands Trail via Pismire Bluffs Trail, Raymond Community Forest, Raymond, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
8/17/2013 · Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
8/12/2023 · Highlands Trail via Pismire Bluffs Trail, Raymond Community Forest, Raymond, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
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