Scrophularia
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The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
ExpandRead about Scrophularia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Other plants called "figwort"
Some other plants - mainly Lamiales formerly or still in the Scrophulariaceae - are also called "figwort". These include:
- Euphrasia officinalis (Red Eyebright)
- Veronica officinalis (Common Speedwell)
- Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Water Speedwell)
- Gratiola officinalis (Common Hedgehyssop)
- Bacopa monnieri (Coastal Waterhyssop)
- Scoparia dulcis (Sweet Broomweed)
- Ilysanthes riparia (False Pimpernel)
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References
- ↑ RSPB Birds Magazine Summer 2004, page 65
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Scrophularia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Scrophularia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)