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Definition of Gerardia virginica
1. Noun. Sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Aureolaria, Genus Aureolaria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerardia Virginica
Literary usage of Gerardia virginica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P; gerardia virginica (L.) BSP F • Buchnera americana L. Blue-hearts Herbaceous
biennial Moist, sandy ground. Parasitic on the roots of other plants. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"This is the gerardia virginica (L.) BSP. of Gray. Agalinis pin-purea (L.) Britton.
Large purple agalinis. No. 574. (Gerardia purpurea L.) Agalinis ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"... by several ill-defined varieties, to be characterized in the writer's monograph
of this group. This species has been known as "gerardia virginica" and ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"... is the "yellow foxglove" or "downy false foxglove" and gerardia virginica is
the "smooth false foxglove" or "golden oak". The last mentioned name refers ..."
5. Bulletin (1910)
"Downy Yellow or False Foxglove. Frequent. Dry woods and thickets. July — Sept.
gerardia virginica (L.) BSP. Gerardia quercifolia Pursh. ..."
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