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Photographer: Lawrence A. Leitner
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Tomanthera auriculata (Michx.) Raf.
eared false foxglove, ear-leaved gerardia
Tomanthera: possibly from tometum for "hairy"- referring to the hairy stems separating this genus from Agalinis
auriculata: having ear-like structures
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 12"-32" tall forb, simple or with a few branches, roughly hairy |
| Flower: | purple, 5-parted, 3/4"-1" long; inflorescence a leafy spike with stalkless flowers in the upper leaf axils; blooms Aug.-Sept. |
| Fruit: | roundish capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, stalkless, lance-like, some with lobes at the base |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; prairies, open woods |
| (Glossary) |
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