Scrophularia

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Scrophularia
Scrophularia nodosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.[1][2]

Selected species

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Scrophularia species.
Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa)
Green figwort
(Scrophularia umbrosa).

References

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  1. ISBN 978-1-85326-345-3
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  2. ISBN 9781594771910
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