Lexic.us

Definition of False foxglove

1. Noun. Sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia.

2. Noun. Multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia.

Lexicographical Neighbors of False Foxglove

false deathcap false dextrocardia false dichotomy false dilemma false diphtheria false diverticulum false dogwood false dominance false dragon head false dragonhead

false easting false economy false etymology false face false flat false foxglove (current term) false friend false friends false fruit false garlic

false gavial false glottis false goatsbeard false gromwell false haematuria false hair false harmonic false harmonics false heather false hellebore

Literary usage of False foxglove

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"... some of which is sure to adhere to his abdomen. The sketch shows clearly the arrangement and action of the parts. DOWNY false foxglove— ..."

2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"With reference to the divided leaves it is called "fern-leaved false foxglove" and "lousewort false foxglove". The "lousewort" part of the name comes from ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"False-foxglove Herbaceous annual Dry fields, meadows and open woods. ... Aureolaria flava (L.) Farw. var. flava Yellow false-foxglove Herbaceous perennial ..."

4. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons (1895)
"The downy false foxglove, G. flava, is usually a somewhat lower plant, with a close down, a less-branched stem, more entire leaves, and smaller, ..."

5. Lake Maxinkuckee: A Physical and Biological Survey by Barton Warren Evermann, Howard Walton Clark (1920)
"Noticed in flower during the month of September, 1900. 688. DOWNY false foxglove ... ENTIRE-LEAVED false foxglove ... SMOOTH false foxglove ..."

6. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Serrate false foxglove. Fig. 3814. D. Drummondii serrata Benth. in DC. Prodr. io: 521. 1846. ... leaved false foxglove. 5 .'- 4. ..."

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