NOUN | plant | Gerardia virginica, false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica | sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove |
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Meaning | sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia. | |
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Synonyms | false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica | |
Member of | Aureolaria, genus Aureolaria | small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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