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Aureolaria pedicularia
Also called Annual False Foxglove, Fern Leaved False Foxglove, Annual Oak Leech, Fern Leaved Yellow False Foxglove
A root hemiparasite that attaches to oak roots and draws nutrients from them, with fern-like leaves and yellow flowers from May to October. It grows in dry, sandy, open oak woods and savannas, and is not a garden or houseplant.
Aureolaria pedicularia, the fernleaf yellow false foxglove, fern-leaved false foxglove, or fernleaf false foxglove, is a hemiparasitic plant of the family Orobanchaceae. Aureolaria pedicularia is native to parts of the eastern US, the Midwest, and adjacent Canada. This plant is known for its distinct leaf shape and overall plant size. The common names for Aureolaria pedicularia come from its fern-like leaves.
Habitats for Aureolaria pedicularia include terrestrial locations such as cliffs, balds, ledges, forests, grasslands, ridges, rocky slopes, and woodlands. This plant lives in partly shady areas to sunny areas. The typical soil for this plant is dry and sandy. Aureolaria pedicularia is most commonly found in open oak woods and savannas. The bloom season is from May to October.
Aureolaria pedicularia was used by the Cherokee as a drug for antidiarrheal purposes. Aureolaria pedicularia is also commonly used by deer as a food plant.
Smooth yellow false foxglove · Largeflower yellow false foxglove · Appalachian Oak Leech · Spreading yellow false foxglove · Combleaf yellow false foxglove · Downy yellow false foxglove · False Foxglove
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aureolaria pedicularia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
