Scrophularia
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyScrophulariaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores
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Research
473 papers- Pharmacology, phytochemistry, and traditional uses of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
- The genus Scrophularia: a source of iridoids and terpenoids with a diverse biological activity.Pharmaceutical biology · 2017
- Anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites from Scrophularia kotschyana.Human & experimental toxicology · 2021
- Scrophularia amplexicaulis increases anti-cancer potential of doxorubicin in gastric cancer cells.Environmental toxicology · 2023
- Polysaccharides from Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. improve reserpine-induced depression-like behavior by inhibiting HTR2A/HTR2C mediated AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin/CBP/BDNF signalling.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Scrophularieae
- Image
- Scrophularia nodosa8.jpg
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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.