Aureolaria pectinata (Nuttall) Pennell. Southern Oak-leech. Phen: May-Sep; Sep-Oct. Hab: Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak sandhills, Florida scrub, other dry oak forests and woodlands, barrens; a hemiparasite on Quercus section Lobatae (the red or black oaks). Dist: NC south to s. FL, west to LA, inland north to MO, e. OK, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Related to A. pedicularia, but much more southerly in overall distribution.
Synonymy: = Ar, Fl7, FNA17, K1, K3, K4, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3; = Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. ex Pennell var. pectinata (Nutt.) Gleason – C, G; = Gerardia pectinata (Nutt.) Benth. – F; > Aureolaria pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell ssp. eurycarpa (Pennell) Pennell – S, Pennell (1935); > Aureolaria pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell ssp. floridana Pennell – Pennell (1935); > Aureolaria pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell ssp. pectinata – S; > Aureolaria pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell ssp. transcedens (Pennell) Pennell – S, Pennell (1935); > Aureolaria pectinata (Nutt.) Pennell ssp. typica – Pennell (1935); < Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. ex Pennell – W
Heliophily ?: 8
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