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Scrophularia
Scrophularia nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Tribe:
Scrophularieae
Genus:
Scrophularia L.
Species
289, see List
Synonyms
List
Ceramanthe (Rchb.) Dumort.
Mosheovia Eig
Oreosolen Hook.f.
Scrophucephalus A.P.Khokhr.
Tomiephyllum Fourr.
Tuerckheimocharis Urb.
Venilia Fourr.
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.
Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides.[citation needed]
Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.[1][2]
^Culpeper, Nicholas (1998). Culpeper's complete herbal: a book of natural remedies for ancient ills. Wordsworth reference series. Ware: Wordsworth Editions. ISBN 978-1-85326-345-3.
^Garran, Thomas Avery (2008-01-22). Western Herbs according to Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Practitioner's Guide. Healing Arts Press. ISBN 9781594771910.
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Scrophularia umbrosa, the green figwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in Europe and Asia. It grows in moist and cultivated waste ground. The species...
Scrophularia auriculata, the shoreline figwort or water figwort, is a perennial plant of the genus Scrophularia in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is...
Scrophularia ningpoensis, commonly known as the Ningpo figwort or Chinese figwort, is a perennial plant of the family Scrophulariaceae (the figwort family)...
Scrophularia californica is a flowering plant in the figwort family which is known by the common names California figwort and California bee plant. It...
Scrophularia lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common names lanceleaf figwort and American figwort. It is native...
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Scrophularia scorodonia is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). It is native to western and southwestern Europe, Northwest...
Scrophularia sambucifolia is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) native to the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa...
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Scrophularia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) endemic to Portugal. Scrophularia grandiflora is a perennial...
Scrophularia desertorum is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name desert figwort. It is native to Nevada and eastern...
Scrophularia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name Santa Catalina figwort. It is endemic to the Channel...
mountains. The family name is based on the name of the included genus Scrophularia L. In the past, it was treated as including about 275 genera and over...
Scrophularia canina, the dog figwort or French figwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. Scrophularia canina have a growth...
rudimentary stamen is called a staminodium or staminode, such as in Scrophularia nodosa. The carpels and stamens of orchids are fused into a column. The...
common name for several plants and may refer to: Scrophularia desertorum Scrophularia lanceolata Scrophularia montana [Wikidata] This page is an index of articles...
for several plants and may refer to: Scrophularia auriculata, found in western Europe and north Africa Scrophularia umbrosa, found in Europe and Asia This...
Scheunert, Agnes; Heubl, Günther (2014-01-01). "Diversification of Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae) in the Western Mediterranean and Macaronesia – Phylogenetic...
forming a group that did not include the type genus of that family, Scrophularia). Although Veronicaceae (1782) is the oldest family name for this group...
black with an orange transhumeral band that has black spots. It uses Scrophularia californica as a host. "Species Cosmopepla uhleri". BugGuide. Retrieved...
and surgical removal were not the only methods of healing employed: Scrophularia nodosa (common name: Figwort), which has nodular roots that resemble...
on the location. The larvae feed on Scrophularia umbrosa, Scrophularia nodosa, Scrophularia auriculata, Scrophularia canina, Verbascum lychnitis and Verbascum...
name comes from the similarity of its leaves to plants of the genus Scrophularia. It is a beneficial plant to pollinators and is noted for its medicinal...
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