Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Gerardia laevigata (=Aureolaria laevigata) |
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Common Name: |
Gerardia, Smooth False Foxglove |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Perennial |
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! Black Mountain, October 2002
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Note the difference in the leaves. The plant pictured here is about 30 inches, base to stem tip. Black Mountain, October 2002
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |