Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Scrophularia (Figwort)
Scrophularia vernalis L. - Yellow Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa L. - Common Figwort
Scrophularia auriculata L. - Water Figwort
Scrophularia umbrosa Dumort. - Green Figwort
Scrophularia canina L. - French Figwort
50–150 cm tall. inflorescence: raceme-like to panicle-like. flowers: (slightly) zygomorphic,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation
in nutritious, alkaline, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats