figwort family
Scrophulariaceae
The Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as one genus of shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains. The family name is based on the name of the included genus Scrophularia L..
16 branches of this family, most-observed first
Scrophularieae
tribeScrophularieae
Buddlejeae
tribeBuddlejeae
Limoselleae
tribeLimoselleae
Leucophylleae
tribeLeucophylleae
Myoporeae
tribeMyoporeae
Hemimerideae
tribeHemimerideae
Emu Bush
genusEremophila
Teedieae
tribeTeedieae
Aptosimeae
tribeAptosimeae
Camptoloma
genusCamptoloma
Chodaphyton
genusChodaphyton
Glycocystis
genusGlycocystis
Ameroglossum
genusAmeroglossum
Chamaecrypta
genusChamaecrypta
Dolichostemon
genusDolichostemon
Ranopisoa
genusRanopisoa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47151.