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Scrophulariaceae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophularialesfamily Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove familyasterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales - Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophularialesgenus Scrophularia, Scrophularia - type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figwortsAntirrhinum, genus Antirrhinum - a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowersBesseya, genus Besseya - genus of North American spring wildflowersAureolaria, genus Aureolaria - small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardiagenus Calceolaria - large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowersCastilleia, Castilleja, genus Castilleia, genus Castilleja - genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grassesChelone, genus Chelone - herbaceous perennials: shellflowerCollinsia, genus Collinsia - genus of hardy annual herbs of western United StatesCulvers physic, Culver's physic, Culvers root, Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum, whorlywort - a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North Americagenus Digitalis - genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowersgenus Gerardia - genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or AgalinisAgalinis, genus Agalinis - semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indiesgenus Linaria, Linaria - genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragongenus Penstemon, Penstemon - large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North Americagenus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leavesgenus Veronica - widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell |
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae[‚skräf·yə‚lar·ē′ās·ē‚ē] (botany) A large family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Scrophulariales, characterized by a usually herbaceous habit, irregular flowers, axile placentation, and dry, dehiscent fruit. Scrophulariaceae a family of dicotyledonous plants. The plants are primarily herbs or subshrubs (sometimes saprophytic, hemiparasitic, or parasitic); less frequently are they shrubs and lianas. The leaves are generally alternate but may be opposite or whorled. The bisexual flowers are solitary or in clusters. The calyx is usually four- or five-lobed or four- or five-parted; the corolla is generally irregular, often bilabiate, and four- or five-lobed (rarely six- to eight-lobed). The ovary is superior, and the fruit is usually a capsule. There are more than 200 genera, embracing about 3,000 species. They are distributed primarily in the temperate belt of both hemispheres. More than 600 species, belonging to 45 genera, are found in the USSR. These genera include Veronica, Pedicularis, Scrophularia, Euphrasia, Linaria, Verbascum, Rhinanthus, and Melampyrum. Many species grow as weeds in meadows and fields and are sometimes toxic. Digitalis, Verbascum, and some other species are very important medicinal plants. Antirrhinum, various species of Calceolaria, Castilleja, Nemesia, Mimulus, and Veronica are raised as ornamentals. REFERENCESFlora SSSR, vol. 22. Moscow-Leningrad, 1955. Takhtadzhian, A. L. Sistema ifilogeniia tsvetkovykh rastenii. Moscow-Leningrad, 1966.M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV MedicalSeefigwortScrophulariaceae Related to Scrophulariaceae: Plantaginaceae, SolanaceaeSynonyms for Scrophulariaceaenoun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order PolemonialesSynonyms- family Scrophulariaceae
- figwort family
- foxglove family
Related Words- asterid dicot family
- order Polemoniales
- Polemoniales
- genus Scrophularia
- Scrophularia
- Antirrhinum
- genus Antirrhinum
- Besseya
- genus Besseya
- Aureolaria
- genus Aureolaria
- genus Calceolaria
- Castilleia
- Castilleja
- genus Castilleia
- genus Castilleja
- Chelone
- genus Chelone
- Collinsia
- genus Collinsia
- Culvers physic
- Culver's physic
- Culvers root
- Culver's root
- Veronicastrum virginicum
- whorlywort
- genus Digitalis
- genus Gerardia
- Agalinis
- genus Agalinis
- genus Linaria
- Linaria
- genus Penstemon
- Penstemon
- genus Verbascum
- Verbascum
- genus Veronica
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