The Figwort Family

Undulate Mullein French Figwort Verbascum macrurum Nettle-leaved Figwort



Figwort Family - Scrophulariaceae

Sinuate Mullein      Verbascum sinuatum

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and east to the Middle East and Black Sea areas. Common in open, sunny places.

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Basal leaves
Leaf detail
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Stem leaves
Stem leaf


Undulate Mullein      Verbascum undulatum

Native in the western and southern Balkans region. Frequent in open, sunny places.

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Basal leaves
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Stem


     Verbascum macrurum

Native from southern Italy eastwards through southern Greece to North-west Turkey.

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Flower
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Basal leaves
Leaf detail
Upper leaves/bracts


Samnitic Mullein      Verbascum samniticum

Native in Central Italy and the southern Balkan Peninsula.

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Flower
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Basal leaf
Stem leaf
Main stem


Nettle-leaved Figwort      Scrophularia peregrina

Native throughout the Mediterranean region. Frequent in shady places.

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Flower spike
Flower
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Leaf
Seed capsule


Various-leaved Figwort      Scrophularia heterophylla

Native to the southern Balkans, most frequent in southern Greece and the Aegean area. Frequent in shady, rocky places.

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French Figwort      Scrophularia canina subsp. bicolor

Native to the southern Balkans, most frequent in southern Greece and the Aegean area. Frequent in shady, rocky places.

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