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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scrophularia marilandica
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
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Read more about Eastern Figwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scrophularia marilandica
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Scrophularia marilandica
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-15-001:
Scrophularia marilandica FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scrophularia marilandica
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Figwort, Carpenter's Square, Late Figwort
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_231
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JK Marlow jkm230531_3658
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
At 8', Figworts are among the largest of our herbaceous Scrophulariaceae, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Diane Creaton dmc03292
June Avery County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210619_1429
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230623_4157
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230623_4158
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230623_4161
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Betsy George bmg083122_9652
August Greenville County SC
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Betsy George bmg083122_9654
August Greenville County SC
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Betsy George bmg083122_9655
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160827_667
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm160827_671
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm160827_672
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Leaves usually 10-25cm long, 3-10cm wide, with rounded or subcordate bases, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210818_2855
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Flowers less than 3/8", reddish-brown and strongly bilabiate, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm210818_2856
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210818_2859
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
An infertile stamen is appressed against the upper interior of the corolla, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm210818_2863
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2969
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Betsy George bmg_092319_6719
September Greenville County SC
Stems slightly hairy or glabrous, often 4-angled and furrowed, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Betsy George bmg_092319_6722
September Greenville County SC
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Betsy George bmg_092319_6726
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm150927_250
September Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm150927_251
September Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Capsule ovoid-conic, 6-8mm long, septicidal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm191007_1747
October Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm191007_1752
October Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm191007_1753
October Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scrophularia marilandica
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scrophularia marilandica
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Scrophularia marilandica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-15-001:
Scrophularia marilandica
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scrophularia marilandica
3345
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to dry, nutrient-rich woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Maroon
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 slightly exserted stamens, 1 staminode
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p224
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p329
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p333
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p247
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p156
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