Aureolaria

Aureolaria, with the common name false foxgloves, is a genus of 8 species, native to North America.

Aureolaria plants are hemiparasitic, which is a character that in part describes the family Orobanchaceae.

Until recently the genus was aligned with members of the family Scrophulariaceae. As a result of numerous molecular phylogenetic studies based on various chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) loci, it was shown to be more closely related to members of the Orobanchaceae.

Species

 * Aureolaria flava
 * Aureolaria grandiflora
 * Aureolaria greggii
 * Aureolaria levigata
 * Aureolaria patula
 * Aureolaria pectinata
 * Aureolaria pedicularia
 * Aureolaria virginica