Synonyms: Gerardia pedicularia var. intercedens, Agalinis pedicularia, Agalinis pedicularia var. caesariensis, Dasistoma pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Plant
Sublevel 1:
Angiosperm
Sublevel 2:
Eudicot
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Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Aureolaria
Species: Aureolaria pedicularia
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
ME - State Special Concern NH - State Indeterminate (var. pedicularia) NH - State Watch (var. intercedens) RI - Concern VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled)) CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important) VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph, Heterotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes:
Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes