Aureolaria

noun

1. small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

   Synonyms

   • Aureolaria, genus Aureolaria

   Less specific

   • asterid dicot genus

   Members

   • false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia, false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica

   Member of

   • Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family