Downy False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica) is a plant that is hemiparasitic. This means it has chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis but also depends upon another plant for some of its water and/or nutrients.

In the case of Downy False Foxglove, the plant that it choses to depend upon is the White Oak (Quercus alba).

A plant that is native to eastern North America, with a small population found in Ontario.

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