List Of Plants Known As Figwort
Scrophularia, 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: * ''Euphrasia officinalis'' (Red eyebright) * ''Veronica officinalis'' (Common speedwell) * ''Veronica anagallis-aquatica'' (Water speedwell) * ''Gratiola officinalis'' (Common hedgehyssop) * ''Bacopa monnieri'' (Coastal waterhyssop) * ''Scoparia dulcis'' (Sweet broomweed) * ''Ilysanthes riparia'' (False pimpernel) {{Plant common name ...
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Scrophularia
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''. Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several ''Scrophularia'' species, such as the Ningpo figwort (''S. ningpoensis''), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name ''Scrophularia'' comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tubercu ...
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