The Figwort Family
Figwort Family - Scrophulariaceae
Sinuate Mullein Verbascum sinuatumNative throughout the Mediterranean Region and east to the Middle East and Black Sea areas. Axis of flower spike hairy. Anthers with purple hairs.
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Ascherson's Mullein Verbascum aschersonii
Native to Turkey and the Eastern Aegean Islands. Axis of flower spike with only scattered hairs. Anthers all kidney-shaped and with white hairs.
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Woolly-flowered Mullein Verbascum lasianthum
Native to Turkey and a few of the Eastern Aegean Islands. A densely hairy species.
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Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Native throughout the Mediterranean region. An annual species with dark, red-brown flowers and small flower bracts.
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Italian Figwort Scrophularia scopolii
Native throughout the Mediterranean region. A perennial species with flowers a little lighter than those of Nettle-leaved Figwort and with papery margins to the calyx lobes.
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Various-leaved Figwort Scrophularia heterophylla
Native to the southern Balkans, most frequent in southern Greece and the Aegean area. Typically woody at the base. Leaves rather thick with subobtuse teeth.
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French Figwort Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor
Native to the southern Balkans, most frequent in southern Greece and the Aegean area. Plants 30-80cm high, woody at base. Stamens slightly exerted.
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Long-stamened Figwort Scrophularia floribunda
Native to the Eastern Aegean Islands and western Turkey. Plants 20-45cm high, scarcely woody at base. Stamens long-exerted.
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