Scrophularia canina
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Scrophularia canina | |
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Inflorescence | |
Habit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Scrophularia |
Species: | S. canina
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Binomial name | |
Scrophularia canina |
Scrophularia canina, the dog figwort or French figwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1][2]
Description
Scrophularia canina have a growth form that supports itself and are usually herbaceous perennials. This species has simple and broad leaves, square stems with small two lipped flowers borne in loose terminal clusters.[3] Individual plants can grow to 0.36 m (1 ft 2 in) in height.
Distribution
Scrophularia canina is found in most of southern and central Europe, and in north Africa. Seed dispersal is affected by wind gusts and plant structure.[citation needed]
Uses
It has been used be used in a phytoremediation experiment and has proven to be a more efficient accumulator of lead than Pistacia lentiscus.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Scrophularia canina | RHS Gardening". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Miller, Philip (1768). The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery; as Also for Performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture. London.
- ^ "dog figwort - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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