Downy Yellow False Foxglove
Scientific Name:Aureolaria virginica


NOTES: Contains chlorophyll, but this hemiparasitic wildflower also receives part of its energy by attaching to the roots of oak trees.

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Downy Yellow False Foxglove
Genus species: Aureolaria virginica
Common Name: Downy Yellow False Foxglove
Family Name: Scrophulariaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves various; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, bilabiate in some, in various clusters; fruit a capsule.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Orobanchaceae  
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
Identified by:A. Swanson