Scrophularia
Scrophularia nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Scrophulariaceae Genus: Scrophularia L.
Species
See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of Flowering plants The plants are annual or perennial herbs with Zygomorphic (rarely Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for

The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of Flowering plants The plants are annual or perennial herbs with Zygomorphic (rarely A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. A stem is one of two main structural axes of a Vascular plant. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but concentrated in Asia with only a few species in Europe and North America. Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'

Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Phymatopus is a genus of Moths of the family Hepialidae. There are six described species scattered across the Northern Hemisphere, placed in two

Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species have been used in various traditional medicines around the world, such as the Ningpo figwort (Chinese figwort). Iridoids are a class of Secondary metabolites found in a wide variety of plants and in some animals The term traditional medicine ( Indigenous medicine or folk medicine) describes medical knowledge systems which developed over centuries within various societies Ningpo figwort ( Scrophularia ningpoensis) also called Chinese figwort, is a Perennial plant of the Family Scrophulariaceae (the

The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used to treat this disease. Scrofula ( scrophula or struma) is any of a variety of Skin diseases in particular a form of Tuberculosis, affecting the Lymph nodes Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common

Selected species

Scrophularia aequilabris Scrophularia alaschanica Scrophularia amana Scrophularia amplexicaulis Scrophularia aquatica Scrophularia atrata - Black Figwort Scrophularia atropatana Scrophularia auriculata - Water Figwort Scrophularia balbisii Scrophularia bitlisica Scrophularia buergeriana Scrophularia californica - California Figwort Scrophularia candelabrum Scrophularia canina - Dog Figwort Scrophularia capillaris Scrophularia carduchorum Scrophularia catariifolia Scrophularia chasmophila Scrophularia chlorantha Scrophularia chrysantha Scrophularia cinerascens Scrophularia crenophila Scrophularia cryptophila Scrophularia delavayi Scrophularia dentata Scrophularia depauperata Scrophularia deserti Scrophularia diplodonta Scrophularia divaricata Scrophularia elatior Scrophularia erzincanica Scrophularia fargesii Scrophularia floribunda Scrophularia formosana Scrophularia frigida Scrophularia frutescens Scrophularia glabrata Scrophularia grandiflora Scrophularia gypsicola Scrophularia henryi Scrophularia herminii Scrophularia heucheriiflora Scrophularia hopii Scrophularia hypericifolia Scrophularia hypsophila Scrophularia hyssopifolia Scrophularia ilwensis Scrophularia incisa Scrophularia juratensis Scrophularia kansuensis Scrophularia kakudensis Scrophularia kiriloviana Scrophularia kotschyana Scrophularia kurdica Scrophularia laevigata Scrophularia laevis - Smooth Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata - Lanceleaf Figwort Scrophularia lepidota Scrophularia lhasaensis Scrophularia libanotica Scrophularia lijiangensis

Scrophularia lucida Scrophularia luridiflora Scrophularia macrantha - Mimbres Figwort Scrophularia macrobotrys Scrophularia macrocarpa Scrophularia mapienensis Scrophularia marilandica - Late Figwort Scrophularia meridionalis Scrophularia mersinensis Scrophularia mesopotamica Scrophularia modesta Scrophularia moellendorffii Scrophularia myriophylla Scrophularia nachitschevanica Scrophularia nankinensis Scrophularia neesii Scrophularia ningpoensis - Ningpo Figwort Scrophularia nodosa - Common Figwort Scrophularia olympica Scrophularia orientalis Scrophularia paphlagonica Scrophularia parviflora - Pineland Figwort Scrophularia pauciflora Scrophularia pegaea Scrophularia peregrina - Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peyronii Scrophularia pinardii Scrophularia pruinosa Scrophularia przewalskii Scrophularia pulverulenta Scrophularia pumilio Scrophularia rimarum Scrophularia rubricaulis Scrophularia sambucifolia Scrophularia scariosa Scrophularia schmitzii Scrophularia scopolii Scrophularia scorodonia - Balm-leaved Figwort Scrophularia serratifolia Scrophularia sosnowskyi Scrophularia souliei Scrophularia spicata Scrophularia striata Scrophularia stylosa Scrophularia subaequiloba Scrophularia sublyrata Scrophularia taihangshanensis Scrophularia thesioides Scrophularia trichopoda Scrophularia umbrosa - Green Figwort Scrophularia urticifolia Scrophularia variegata Scrophularia vernalis - Yellow Figwort Scrophularia versicolor Scrophularia vvednskyi Scrophularia xanthoglossa Scrophularia xylorrhiza Scrophularia yoshimurae Scrophularia yunnanensis Scrophularia zuvandica

Scrophularia californica is a flowering plant in the figwort family which is known by the common names California Figwort and Scrophularia marilandica, also called Late Figwort, Maryland Figwort, Carpenter's Square, or Eastern Figwort, is a Flowering Ningpo figwort ( Scrophularia ningpoensis) also called Chinese figwort, is a Perennial plant of the Family Scrophulariaceae (the Scrophularia nodosa (also called figwort, woodland figwort, and common figwort) is a perennial Herbaceous Plant

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