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*The following is based on text excerpted from: Gann, G.D., K.A. Bradley, & S.W. Woodmansee. 2002. Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration. The Institute for Regional Conservation: Miami. For the original text, click on the link above and go to the chapter and page number listed in the Update field below. Cite this page as: Gann, G.D., and S.W. Woodmansee. 2006-2013. Species Account Update, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Database Online. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida. If no Update field is displayed, then cite as the original publication.

Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf.
var. pectinata (Nutt.) Gleason
Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove

South Florida Status: Historical. Collected once in 1986 northwest of Immokalee.

Taxonomy: Dicotyledon; Scrophulariaceae.

Habit: Annual terrestrial herb.

Distribution: Native to the southeastern coastal plain. Wunderlin (1998) reports it as occasional nearly throughout Florida.

South Florida Distribution: Collier County. The Collier County plants are disjunct from the nearest population in Manatee County.

South Florida Habitats: Scrub.

Protection Status: Not listed by any agency.

Aids to Identification: Bell & Taylor (1982) has a color photo.

References: Chapman, 1883; Small, 1933a; Pennell, 1935; Bell & Taylor, 1982; Wunderlin, 1998.

Synonyms: A. pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell; A. pectinata var. floridana Pennell; Dasistoma pectinata (Nutt.) Benth.


Historical Context: Robin B. Huck collected fernleaf yellow false foxglove once in 1986 in scrubby flatwoods northwest of Immokalee (3294, FLAS). Christman (1988) also reported it for this station, calling the site Immokalee NW RT. 850.

Comments: This is a temperate species known from a single modern disjunct collection in Collier County. It is possible that this was a waif population. It flowers summer through fall, when surveys should be conducted.

Recommendations: · Survey Immokalee Scrubby Flatwoods Site. · If plants are found, map and monitor known populations. · Acquire Immokalee Scrubby Flatwoods Site.