1. Sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
   "The perennial false foxglove thrived in the woodland garden";
   - Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica
    
2. Multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
   "False foxgloves dotted the meadow with their bright blooms";
   - Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia

Derived forms: false foxgloves

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Aureolaria, genus Aureolaria

Encyclopedia: False foxglove