Aureolaria levigata (Rafinesque) Rafinesque. Common name: Appalachian Oak-leech. Phenology: Aug-Sep; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Oak forests and woodlands. Distribution: PA west to s. OH, south to SC and GA, primarily a Central and Southern Appalachian endemic, but extending into adjacent provinces, and, rarely, even the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The spelling 'levigata' was used by Rafinesque in the basionym, Gerardia levigata. There is no basis for its 'correction' to 'laevigata' under provisions of the ICNafp (Shenzhen version).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA17; = Aureolaria laevigata — C, G, K4, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, Pennell (1935), orthographic variant; = Gerardia laevigata Raf. — F; Gerardia levigata Rafinesque. Basionym: Gerardia levigata Raf. 1820
Links to other floras: = Aureolaria levigata - FNA17
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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