Aureolaria pectinata, commonly called combleaf yellow false foxglove,[2] false foxglove,[3] and comb-leaf oakleach,[1] is a species of plant in the broomrape family that is native to the southeastern United States.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Aureolaria |
| Species: | A. pectinata
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It is an annual plant that produces yellow flowers in the late summer on herbaceous stems.[5] It is hemiparisitic, meaning that it gets some of its nutrients from other plants. A. pectinata attaches itself to the roots of oak trees, explaining the common name "oakleach".[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ NRCS. "Aureolaria pectinata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Aureolaria pectinata page". www.missouriplants.com.
- ^ "Aureolaria pectinata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
- ^ "Aureolaria pectinata". Flora of Alabama. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Know Your Natives – Yellow False Foxgloves". Arkansas Native Plant Society. 4 October 2014.
