OROBANCHACEAE - - Broomrape Family

Aureolaria levigata (Rafinesque) Rafinesque — Appalachian Oak-leech

Synonym = Aureolaria laevigata

Habitat:

Oak forests and woodlands. Primarily a Central and Southern Appalachian endemic, but extending into adjacent provinces, and, rarely, even the Coastal Plain.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.