Aureolaria flava

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOrobanchaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusAureolaria
Species:Aureolaria flava (L.) Farw.
Common NameSmooth Yellow False Foxglove
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Aureolaria villosa Aureolaria villosa Raf.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Greenup (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hart (KY), Jefferson (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Mercer (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100661246 Barren Kentucky 13 Sep 1986 George P. Johnson
2088
EKY
Aureolaria flava
APSC0071478 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aureolaria flava
MEM007570 Caldwell Kentucky 02 Sep 1968 Raymond Athey
421
MEM
Aureolaria flava
MEM006760 Calloway Kentucky 03 Sep 1973 Raymond Athey
2543
MEM
Aureolaria flava
BEREA017415 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Aureolaria flava
APSC0120820 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Aureolaria flava
APSC0002885 Carroll Tennessee 10 Aug 1972 Betty Toler Allman
778
APSC
Aureolaria flava
TENN-V-0197686 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Aureolaria flava
TENN-V-0197951 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Aureolaria flava
N/A Carter Tennessee 02 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Aureolaria flava
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Plant Photos

Aureolaria flava - Ashley B. Morris
Aureolaria flava - Ashley B. Morris
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Dwayne Estes
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Tara Littlefield
Aureolaria flava - Tara Littlefield
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw
Aureolaria flava - Joey Shaw