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Orobanchaceae

Fernleaf yellow false foxglove

Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. ex Farw.

Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Aureolaria

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Fernleaf yellow false foxglove: Aureolaria pedicularia
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Fernleaf yellow false foxglove

Synonyms

  • Agalinis pedicularia (L.) S.F.Blake
  • Agalinis pedicularia var. ambigens (Fernald) S.F.Blake
  • Agalinis pedicularia var. caesariensis (Pennell) S.F.Blake
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. austromontana (Pennell) Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. caesariensis Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. carolinensis Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. intercedens (Pennell) Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. pedicularia
  • Aureolaria pedicularia subsp. typica Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia var. ambigens (Fernald) Farw.
  • Aureolaria pedicularia var. austromontana Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia var. caesariensis (Pennell) Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia var. carolinensis (Pennell) Pennell
  • Aureolaria pedicularia var. intercedens Pennell
  • Dasistoma pedicularia (L.) Benth.
  • Gerardia pedicularia L.
  • Gerardia pedicularia var. ambigens Fernald
  • Gerardia pedicularia var. austromontana (Pennell) Fernald
  • Gerardia pedicularia var. intercedens (Pennell) Fernald
  • Panctenis pectinata Raf.
  • Panctenis pedicularia (L.) Raf.
  • Panctenis pedicularia var. pumila Raf.
  • Panctenis pedicularia var. ramosissima Raf.
  • Panctenis pedicularia var. simplex Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.