Scrophularia vernalis

English: Yellow Figwort
Nederlands: Voorjaarshelmkruid
Español:
Français: Scrofulaire printanière
Deutsch: Frühlings-Braunwurz

Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family
Flowering time: April-June
Height: 15-80cm
Altitude: to 1800m
Colour: greenish-yellow
Flower: 6-8mm
Leaves: oval, generally heart-shaped at the base, deeply toothed, stalked
Habitat: mountain woods, shaded habitats, waste places, dunes
Distribution: mountains of central and western Europe; France and southern and central Germany







Notes: Scrophularia vernalis is a medium to tall, softly glandular-hairy biennial or perennial with a square stem. This plant is pollinated by bees. Yellow Figwort is naturalized in Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.

Related key words: Kapittelduinen Hoek van Holland, bijgoed stinsenflora, insect, Andrena haemorrhoa, bee plant

Scrophularia sambucifolia

English: Elder-leaved Figwort
Nederlands: Reuzenhelmkruid
Español: Hierba vaquera
Français: Scrofulaire à feuilles de sureau
Deutsch:

Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family
Flowering time: March-April
Height: 40-80cm
Altitude:
Colour: orange, red
Leaves:
Habitat: moist and shady places
Distribution: Iberian Peninsula and north Africa







Notes: Elder-leaved Figwort is a fairly abundant roadside plant in south-western Spain. In the Netherlands and France Scrophularia sambucifolia is offered as a garden plant.

Related key words: Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Tarifa, Grazalema