Scrophularia umbrosa
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S. umbrosa
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| Scrophularia umbrosa Dumort. (1827)
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Scrophularia umbrosa, the green figwort,[1] water betony,[2] or water figwort,[3] is a perennial herbaceous plant found in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere except western North America.[4] Synonyms are Scrophularia alata Gilib.; Scrophularia ehrharti Stevens; Scrophularia hurstii Druce; Scrophularia towndrowi Druce.[5] It grows in moist and cultivated waste ground.[3]
The plant is probably poisonous to cows, pollinated by bees and wasps. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade, but requires moist or wet soil.[6]
Folklore
The plant was thought, by the doctrine of signatures to be able to cure the throat disease scrofula because of the throat-like shape of its flowers.[7]
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References
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- ↑ Liber Herbarium
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Mills, S., The Complete Guide to Modern Herbalism, Thorsons, Great Britain, 1994.
- ↑ Flora of Northern Ireland.
- ↑ Plants for Life database
- ↑ Figwort: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
