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ScrophulariaceaeSee text Scrophulariaceae, the Figwort or Snapdragon family, is a family of plants, comprising about 220-300 genera and about 4000-4500 species, depending on taxonomic interpretation. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains. The family includes many medicinal plants, among them: - Bacopa, water hyssop
- Chelone, turtlehead
- Digitalis, foxgloves (toxic!)
- Euphrasia, eyebrights
- Gratiola, hedge hyssop
- Leptandra, Black root, Culver's root, Leptandra)
- Linaria, toadflaxes
- Rehmannia, Chinese foxglove, used in Traditional Chinese medicine
- Scrophularia, figworts
- Verbascum, mulleins
- Veronica, speedwells
There are also half- and full parasites, among them Many gardeners will be familiar with Antirrhinum, snapdragons, which includes the ornamental perennial, Antirrhinum majus. Tight-lipped species of both Antirrhinum and Linaria can be made to open their jaws by pressing on the hinges of single plucked flowers. This is fascinating to young children, especially when accompanied by appropriate sound effects: "woof woof" for the smaller toadflaxes, and dragon-like roars for the larger snapdragons. Orobanche is now placed in its own family, Orobanchaceae. Genera - Agalinis Raf. -- false foxglove
- Alectra Thunb.
- Amphianthus Torr.
- Angelonia Humb. & Bonpl. -- angelon
- Antirrhinum L. -- snapdragon
- Aureolaria Raf. -- false foxglove
- Bacopa Aubl. -- water hyssop, waterhyssop
- Bartsia L.
- Bellardia All. -- lineseed
- Besseya Rydb. -- kittentail
- Brachystigma Pennell -- desert foxglove
- Buchnera L. -- bluehearts
- Calceolaria L. -- slipperwort (now classified in the family Calceolariaceae)
- Capraria L.
- Castilleja Mutis -- Indian paintbrush
- Chaenorhinum Reichenb. -- dwarf snapdragon
- Chaenorrhinum Reichenb.
- Chelone L. -- turtlehead
- Chionophila Benth. -- snowlover
- Collinsia Nutt. -- blue eyed mary, blue-eyed mary
- Cordylanthus Nutt. -- bird's beak, bird's-beak
- Cymbalaria Hill -- ivy-leaved toadflax
- Dasistoma Raf.
- Digitalis L. -- foxglove
- Diplacus Nutt. -- bush monkeyflower
- Dopatrium Buch.-Ham.
- Epixiphium Munz
- Euphrasia L. -- eyebright
- Galvezia Dombey
- Gambelia Nutt. -- greenbright
- Gerardia
- Glossostigma Wight & Arn. (now included in Phrymaceae)
- Gratiola L. -- hedge hyssop, hedgehyssop
- Hebe Comm.
- Hemianthus Nutt.
- Holmgrenanthe Elisens -- rocklady
- Howelliella Rothm.
- Ilysanthes
- Keckiella Straw
- Kickxia Dumort. -- cancerwort, kickxia
- Lagotis Gaertn.
- Lathraea L. -- e.g., Toothwort
- Lendneria Minod
- Leucophyllum Bonpl. -- barometerbush
- Leucospora Nutt.
- Limnophila R. Br. -- marshweed
- Limosella L. -- mudwort
- Linaria P. Mill. -- toadflax
- Lindernia All. -- false pimpernel
- Lophospermum D. Don
- Mabrya Elisens
- Macranthera Nutt.
- Maurandella Rothm.
- Maurandya Ortega
- Mazus Lour. (now included in Phrymaceae)
- Mecardonia Ruiz & Pavn
- Melampyrum L. -- cowwheat
- Micranthemum Michx. -- mudflower
- Mimetanthe Greene
- Mimulus L. -- monkey-flower, monkeyflower (now included in Phrymaceae)
- Misopates Raf.
- Mohavea Gray
- Nemesia Vent.
- Neogaerrhinum Rothm.
- Nothochelone Straw
- Nuttallanthus D.A. Sutton -- toadflax
- Odontites Ludwig
- Orobanche L.
- Orthocarpus Nutt. -- owl's-clover, owlclover
- Parentucellia Viviani -- glandweed
- Paulownia Sieb. & Zucc.
- Pedicularis L. -- lousewort
- Penstemon Schmidel -- beard tongue, beardtongue
- Pseudorontium Rothm.
- Rehmannia Libosch.
- Rhinanthus L. -- rattleweed, yellow rattle
- Russelia Jacq.
- Sairocarpus D.A. Sutton -- snapdragon
- Schistophragma Benth.
- Schwalbea L. -- schwalbea
- Scoparia L. -- licorice weed
- Scrophularia L. -- figwort
- Seymeria Pursh -- black senna
- Stemodia L. -- twintip
- Striga Lour. -- witchweed
- Synthyris Benth. -- kittentails
- Tomanthera
- Tonella Nutt.
- Torenia L.
- Triphysaria Fisch. & C.A. Mey. -- owl's-clover
- Verbascum L. -- mullein
- Veronica L. -- speedwell
- Veronicastrum Heister
and about 130-200 more.
Ref: ITIS 33005
For full list see Kew Reference
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