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Plant / resting place / within
pupa in cocoon of Cionus alauda may be found in soil below of Scrophularia

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Cionus hortulanus feeds on leaf of Scrophularia

Plant / resting place / among
pupa in cocoon of Cionus scrophulariae may be found among seedheads of Scrophularia

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Cionus tuberculosus grazes on leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Cleopus pulchellus feeds on Scrophularia

Foodplant / gall
larva of Contarinia scrophulariae causes gall of flower of Scrophularia

Foodplant / gall
larva of Gymnetron beccabungae causes gall of fruit of Scrophularia

Plant / resting place / within
adult of Haplothrips distinguendus may be found in live flower of Scrophularia
Remarks: season: 6-8

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Longitarsus agilis grazes on leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Longitarsus nigrofasciatus grazes on leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Longitarsus rutilus grazes on root of Scrophularia

Foodplant / parasite
Ovularia anamorph of Ovularia duplex parasitises live leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / open feeder
nocturnal larva of Pachyprotasis rapae grazes on leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / open feeder
nocturnal larva of Pachyprotasis simulans grazes on leaf of Scrophularia

Foodplant / feeds on
pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph of Phoma nebulosa sensu Berk feeds on Scrophularia

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Scrophularia

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The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides.

Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.[1][2]

Selected species

Common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa)
Green figwort (Scrophularia umbrosa).

References

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  1. ^ Culpeper, Nicholas. Culpeper's complete herbal: a book of natural remedies for ancient ills. Wordsworth Editions, 1995.
  2. ^ Garran, Thomas Avery. Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Practitioner's Guide. Inner Traditions/Bear & Co, 2008.
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Scrophularia: Brief Summary

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The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides.

Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.

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