This native plant is found primarily in the southeastern portion of the United States. It does grow a bit into Ohio and Pennsylvania. Found in wooded areas, it blooms in late summer. When you can identify the plant, leave a comment with its common name and scientific name. And share any story you may have about this plant.
Plant
Leaves – shape and arrangement
Stems and branching arrangement
Flower buds
Flower buds and flowers
Side view of flowers and arrangement
Close view of flower
Aureolaria flava (Smooth yellow false foxglove)
forsythia
Definitely Aureolaria. Short pedicels suggest A. laevigata (Appalachian oak-leech) to me, but hard to tell from pictures, and without a good look at some of the other characters.
Joan, you’re close. I believe Evan actually has the correct response. As best as I could identify the plant in the nearby woods, this is Appalachian oak leach (Aureolaria laevigata).
It is indeed Auriolaria laevigata of family Orobanchaceae.
Downy Foxglove – I love seeing it at Sweetwater Creek State Park each year.