Aureolaria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Pedicularideae
Genus: Aureolaria
Species: A. flava – A. grandiflora – A. greggii – A. laevigata – A. patula – A. pectinata – A. pedicularia – A. virginica
Name

Aureolaria Raf. New Fl. 2: 58–60. (1836)
Type species: Not designated.

References

Refinesque, C.S. (1836) New flora and botany of North America, or, A supplemental flora, additional to all the botanical works on North America and the United States. Containing 1000 new or revised species. 2: 58–60.
The Plant List 2013. Aureolaria in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 28.
Tropicos.org 2014. Aureolaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 28.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Aureolaria. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2014.

Vernacular names
English: False Foxglove

Aureolaria, with the common name false foxgloves, is a genus of 8 species, native to North America.[1][2]

Aureolaria plants are hemiparasitic, which is a character that in part describes the family Orobanchaceae.

Until recently the genus was aligned with members of the family Scrophulariaceae. As a result of numerous molecular phylogenetic studies based on various chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) loci, it was shown to be more closely related to members of the Orobanchaceae.[3]
Species

Aureolaria flava
Aureolaria grandiflora
Aureolaria greggii
Aureolaria levigata
Aureolaria patula
Aureolaria pectinata
Aureolaria pedicularia
Aureolaria virginica

References

The Plant List reference for Aureolaria
A Study of the Host Range of Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. (Scrophulariaceae)
Phylogeny of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae inferred from phytochrome A