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| Scrophularia | |
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| Scrophularia nodosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Scrophularieae |
| Genus: | Scrophularia L. |
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The genusScrophularia of the familyScrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species ofherbaceousflowering plants commonly known asfigworts. Species ofScrophularia all share squarestems,opposite leaves and open two-lippedflowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout theNorthern Hemisphere.
Scrophularia species are used as food plants by thelarvae of someLepidoptera species includingPhymatopus hectoides.[citation needed]
Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such asiridoids, and severalScrophularia species, such as theNingpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used byherbal medicine practitioners around the world. The nameScrophularia comes fromscrofula, a form oftuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.[1][2]
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