Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Lamiales Status: Valid

Common Names:

  • Scrophulariaceae - English, United States of America

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Herbs, erect or prostrate, one species can be a shrub to 2 m tall, rarely lianas.

Branch: Stems often quadrangular.

Leaves: Leaves simple, opposite, sometimes alternate or verticillate, sessile or petiolate, the margins entire, serrate, or crenate.

Reproductive Morphology

Inflorescence: Inflorescence axillary.

Fruit: Fruit a capsule or berry.