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

Aureolaria pedicularia
Copyright by: Felicia Nudo 2019. Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Lee County, Florida. See iNaturalist record.

Family: Orobanchaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Eastern and central United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: A very rare herb recorded as possibly extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002:124-125), based on a single collection in 1986 from scrubby flatwoods near Immokalee in Collier County (Huck 3294 FSU). Most recently documented in scrubby flatwoods at Hickey Creek Mitigation Park by Felicia Nudo in May, 2019 (see iNaturalist record).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: Click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below for more images.

Other data on Aureolaria pedicularia var. pectinata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Aureolaria pedicularia var. pectinata has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native

Aureolaria pedicularia var. pectinata has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Lee County Native

Aureolaria pedicularia var. pectinata has been found in the following habitat :
Scrubby Flatwoods

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Aureolaria pedicularia
Copyright by: Felicia Nudo 2019. Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Lee County, Florida. See iNaturalist record.
Aureolaria pedicularia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton