LARGE-FLOWER YELLOW FALSE-FOXGLOVE
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Aureolaria grandiflora (Benth. ) Pennell
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| Cherokee County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 20-60 inches |
| Family: Orobanchaceae - Broomrape Family |
| Flowering Period: August, September,October |
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| Stems: | | Erect, branched or unbranched, minutely pubescent. | | Leaves: | | Cauline, opposite proximally, sub-opposite or alternate distally, simple; blade lanceolate, 2 to 4 inches long, 1.2 to 1.6 inches wide, margins pinnately lobed, sometimes serrate to entire on distal leaves. | | Inflorescences: | | Terminal, racemes or panicles, 2 to 16 inches; bracts leafy proximally, green. | | Flowers: | | Calyx radially symmetric, bell-shaped, .4 to .6 inch; corolla yellow, 1.4 to 1.8 inch, tube 1.2 to 1.6 inch, throat glabrous, limb weakly 2-lipped, bell-shaped, lower lobes 3, spreading, upper lobes 2, spreading; stamens 4, 2 longer than others; filaments and anthers villous; pistil 1; style 1; stigma 1. | | Fruits: | | Capsule, ovoid to ellipsoid, .6 to .8 inch; seeds brown, angular, .06 to .1 inch. | | Habitat: | | Oak-hickory forests and woodlands | | Distribution: | | Southeast corner of Kansas | | Origin: | | Native | | Comments: | | Members of this genus generally are root-parasites of oaks. The herbage often turns black upon drying. Aureolaria golden and possession, alluding to corolla and grandiflora large and flower. |
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