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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)

Scrophularia lanceolata

 

COMMON NAME:
Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort


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image of Scrophularia lanceolata, Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_s_lanceolata1

June    Stearns County    MN

Panicle more cylindrical than that of the more pyramidal S. marilandica, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Scrophularia lanceolata, Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_s_lanceolata3b

June    Stearns County    MN

Corolla dull reddish-brown, lacking a spur, upper lip not forming a hood, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Scrophularia lanceolata, Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

JK Marlow    jkm120617_007

June    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaf serrations coarse, often greater than 3mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Scrophularia lanceolata, Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

JK Marlow    jkm120617_008

June    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Scrophularia lanceolata, Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

JK Marlow    jkm120617_035

June    Spartanburg County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Scrophularia lanceolata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3346

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, shale barrens, clearings, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Green and maroon
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 slightly exserted stamens, 1 staminode
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule

 

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