Orobanchaceae
Smooth yellow false foxglove
Aureolaria flava
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Aureolaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smooth yellow false foxglove
Synonyms
- Agalinis flava (L.) B.Boivin
- Agalinis flava var. macrantha (Pennell) B.Boivin
- Aureolaria calycosa (Mack. & Bush) Pennell
- Aureolaria flava subsp. macrantha (Pennell) Pennell
- Aureolaria flava subsp. reticulata (Raf.) Pennell
- Aureolaria flava subsp. typica Pennell
- Aureolaria flava var. flava
- Aureolaria flava var. integrifolia Farw.
- Aureolaria flava var. macrantha Pennell
- Aureolaria flava var. reticulata (Raf.) Pennell
- Aureolaria reticulata Raf.
- Aureolaria villosa Raf.
- Dasistoma aurea Raf.
- Dasistoma calycosa Mack. & Bush
- Dasistoma calycosum Mack. & Bush
- Dasistoma flava (L.) Alph.Wood
- Dasistoma pubescens Benth.
- Gerardia calycosa (Mack. & Bush) Fernald
- Gerardia flava L.
- Gerardia flava var. calycosa (Mack. & Bush) Steyerm.
- Gerardia flava var. macrantha (Pennell) Fernald
- Gerardia flava var. reticulata (Raf.) Cory
- Gerardia villosa Muhl. ex Raf.
- Gerardia villosa var. heterophylla Muhl.
- Ovostima petiolata Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 227 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Layman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: daksu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ladyjanaye, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Schwartz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.