Gerardia flava. Figwort Family. July - Aug.

A plant 2 - 4 feet tall, found in open woods. New England to Gulf States, west to Ontario and Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas.

Flowers

Yellow, trumpet-shaped, 5-lobed.

Leaves

Opposite, lower ones more or less irregularly lobed and toothed. Plant stem and leaves downy.

Smooth False Foxglove

G. virginica. Flowers slightly larger than those of preceding. Lower leaves deeply cut and toothed. Whole plant smooth.

Downy False Foxglove.