Scrophularia sambucifolia

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Scrophularia sambucifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Scrophularia
Species:
S. sambucifolia
Binomial name
Scrophularia sambucifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Scrophularia sambucifolia viridiflora (Poir.) Maire
  • Scrophularia viridiflora Poir.
  • Scrophularia mellifera Aiton
  • Scrophularia sambucifolia subvar. rubriflora Maire
  • Scrophularia decora Fisch., C. A. Mey. & Avé-Lall.
  • Scrophularia trisecta Pau
  • Scrophularia sambucifolia vidalii Pau

Scrophularia sambucifolia is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) native to the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa.

Part of the inflorescence

Scrophularia sambucifolia is a perennial rhizomatous glabrous herb with stems up to 1.90 m (6.2 ft) tall with little or no ramification. Inflorescence is usually 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) long with 1 to 10 opposed flowers. Flower crown is orange-reddish, orange-purple or greenish-yellow with orange spots, upper lip is reddish purple. Anthers are yellow, sometimes with bluish margins. Staminode is purple, sometimes greenish-purple.[2]

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