gerardia

From Gerardia, historical synonym of Agalinis. The obsolete genus derives from English Gerard, being named after English herbalist John Gerard (1545–1612).

gerardia (countable and uncountable, plural gerardias)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Agalinis of flowering plants.

   Synonyms: false foxglove, agalinis

   • 1922, The New Nature Library, page 147:

     It is a special pity to gather the gerardias, which, as they grow, seem to enjoy life to the full, and when picked, to be so miserable they turn black as they dry.

   • 2001, Richard Dwight Porcher, Douglas Alan Rayner, A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, page 45:

     Here the deep sands harbor xeric sandhill communities, which contain many wildflowers pictured in this book: sandhills milkweed, sandhills baptisia, sandy-field beaksedge, and gerardia, to name a few.

   • 2005, James Howard Miller, Karl V. Miller, Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 8:

     Gerardia are typical bee flowers with bee guides, especially bumblebees.