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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scrophularia lanceolata
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hare Figwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm120617_007
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaf serrations coarse, often greater than 3mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm120617_008
June Spartanburg County SC
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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
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
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 Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p087
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p156
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