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Scrophularia canina
Also called French Figwort
Scrophularia canina, the dog figwort, is a small perennial herb in the figwort family, native to southern and central Europe and north Africa. It grows in open, sunny, well-drained places and is grown mainly as a wild or native plant rather than a garden ornamental.
Scrophularia canina, the dog figwort or French figwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Scrophularia canina is found in most of southern and central Europe, and in north Africa. Seed dispersal is affected by wind gusts and plant structure.
It has been used be used in a phytoremediation experiment and has proven to be a more efficient accumulator of lead than Pistacia lentiscus.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
