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Gerardia laevigata (=Aureolaria laevigata)

Gerardia, Smooth False Foxglove

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Buds and Blooms

The fat yellow buds are very noticeable. It is easy to see why it is called a "false foxglove" - even though it really doesn't look like Digitalis grandiflora at all!

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Black Mountain, October 2002
© MB Baumeister

Foliage

Note the difference in the leaves. The plant pictured here is about 30 inches, base to stem tip.

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Black Mountain, October 2002
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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