Aureolaria patula |
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spreading yellow false foxglove |
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Habit | Perennials. |
Stems | branched, 5–9 dm, glabrous. |
Leaves | petiole 3–30 mm; blade lanceolate, 30–130 x 5–87 mm, margins proximally serrate to pinnatifid, distal 1/4–1/2 entire, surfaces glabrous. |
Bracts | lanceolate, 15–36 x 6–7 mm, margins entire. |
Pedicels | 11–23 mm, sparsely villous to puberulent. |
Flowers | calyx glabrous or sparsely pubescent, tube campanulate, 3–5 mm, lobes lanceolate, 7–9 x 1–2 mm, margins entire; corolla tube 18–27 mm, glabrous, lobes 11–12 x 10–13 mm; filaments 15–28 mm, glabrous or ciliate; style 25–30 mm. |
Capsules | ovoid to pyriform, 10–11 x 5–10 mm, glabrous. |
Aureolaria patula |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Oct. |
Habitat | Limestone substrates, edges of lakes or streams. |
Elevation | 200–300 m. (700–1000 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; GA; KY; TN |
Discussion | Aureolaria patula is poorly known and has the most restricted distribution within Aureolaria. Little information is available, and few specimens exist. It is state-listed as threatened in Tennessee and of special concern in Kentucky. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 557. |
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Synonyms | Dasystoma patulum, Gerardia patula |
Name authority | (Chapman) Pennell: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 271. (1920) |
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