Aureolaria, with the common name false foxgloves, is a genus of 8 species, native to North America.The Plant List reference for AureolariaA Study of the Host Range of Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. (Scrophulariaceae)
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.Phylogeny of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae inferred from phytochrome A
Species Aureolaria flava Aureolaria grandiflora Aureolaria greggii Aureolaria levigata Aureolaria patula Aureolaria pectinata Aureolaria pedicularia Aureolaria virginica
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