Common Figwort

Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa Scrophularia nodosa

 

Colour: Reddish brown
Flowering: June - September
Height: Up to 3' (100 cm)
Family: Scrophulariaceae
   

 

Common Figwort    


Common Figwort is a rather ugly plant with odd-looking flowers about 1 cm long. The flowers are cup-shaped, reddish/brown above and green/yellow below and contain 4 large stamens.

The leaves are ovate and toothed. The stem is covered in sticky hairs.

This flower thrives in damp deciduous woodland.

It was used in herbal medicine as a treatment for skin eruptions.
Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort
Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa  

 

Common Figwort    
 

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