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It grows 1.5–3 metres (4 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, with opposite, ovate leaves up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long and 9 centimetres (3.5 in) broad. The flowers are rounded, 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) long, with a cup-like mouth that look somewhat like a horse 's mouth with a bad overbite; they are a deep reddish-purple color on ...
Scrophularia oblongifolia (syn. S. umbrosa), green figwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in Europe and Asia. It grows in damp, shady places such as wet woodland and farmland ditches. It is very similar to the closely related Scrophularia auriculata (water figwort), from which it is best separated by the shape of the staminode.
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.
Figwort usually refers to plants in the genus Scrophularia. Some other plants - mainly Lamiales formerly or still in the Scrophulariaceae - are also called "figwort". These include: [citation needed] Euphrasia officinalis (Red eyebright) Veronica officinalis (Common speedwell) Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Water speedwell)
The family Scrophulariaceae in its APG IV (2016) [5] circumscription includes 62 genera and about 1830 known species. [6] As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 58 genera. [7] Leucophyllum frutescens Verbascum sp. near Shiraz, Iran
Scrophularia nodosa (also called figwort, woodland figwort, and common figwort) is a perennial herbaceous plant found in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere except western North America. [1] It grows in moist and cultivated waste ground.
The square stems have a wing running down each corner. These wings are more obvious than on the closely related common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa). The flowers are small, maroon-brownish and globular with two small lips above and below. The five sepals are green with a white margin, broader on the water figwort than the common figwort.
Close-up of flower. Scrophularia canina have a growth form that supports itself and are usually herbaceous perennials. This species has simple and broad leaves, square stems with small two lipped flowers borne in loose terminal clusters. [3]
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