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California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Also called California bee plant, Oregon Figwort

California figwort
Photo: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
Family
Scrophulariaceae (Scrophulari family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Toxic
Native range
W. Canada to Mexico (Baja California Norte)
Climate
temperate

About

Scrophularia californica is a flowering plant in the figwort family which is known by the common names California figwort and California bee plant.

It is native to the western United States, including many habitats in California, and in British Columbia.

Other Scrophularia plants

Darkflowered figwort · Shoreline figwort · Dog figwort · Desert figwort · Scrophularia grandiflora · Lanceleaf figwort · Carpenter's square · Chinese Figwort · Woodland figwort · Mediterranean figwort · Elder Leaved Figwort · Balm Leaved Figwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scrophularia californica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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