Family: Orobanchaceae
annual false foxglove, clammy false foxglove
Robert W. Freckmann
from USDA Plants website
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Aureolaria: golden
Plants: erect,annual, up to 40" tall forb, hairy, sticky, many branches
Leaves: main leaves 1"- 2 1/4" long with 5-7 pairs of irregular, deeply cut teeth; opposite, mostly stalkless
Flowers: yellow tinged with brown, 5-parted, 1"- 1 1/2" long; spreading, irregular lobes shorter than the tube and widely rounded; solitary from the leaf axils on long, thin, straight, upward-turning stalks; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: hairy, elliptical-oval capsule;
seeds not winged
Habitat: dry; upland woods
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect,annual, up to 40" tall forb, hairy, sticky, many branches
Leaves: main leaves 1"- 2 1/4" long with 5-7 pairs of irregular, deeply cut teeth; opposite, mostly stalkless
Flowers: yellow tinged with brown, 5-parted, 1"- 1 1/2" long; spreading, irregular lobes shorter than the tube and widely rounded; solitary from the leaf axils on long, thin, straight, upward-turning stalks; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: hairy, elliptical-oval capsule;
seeds not wingedHabitat: dry; upland woods
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources: Rare Species Guide; description, conservation, photos, maps, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
from USDA Plants website
Janice Stiefel
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Botanical Illustration
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Botanical Illustration
Aaron Carlson
Aaron Carlson
Caroline A. Creevey
Janice Stiefel
