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Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove

Aureolaria pedicularia

Found in oak forests and woodlands; a hemiparasite on Quercus section Lobatae (the red or black oaks). Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Good

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
1–4 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or biennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
September to October
Fruiting season
November

Not yet recorded · Spread

Recorded in 56 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Aureolaria

  • Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
  • Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
  • Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
  • Paraplatyptilia aurigaFalse Foxglove Plume Moth
  • Pyrrhia aurantiagoOrange Sallow, False Foxglove Sun Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
14BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Aureolaria

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Orobanchaceae
Flower color
Yellow
Fruit begins
November
Fruit ends
November

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Fern Leaf Yellow False Foxglove

Conservation status

Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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