Scrophulariaceae

Scrophulariaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Scrophulariales Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genera
Agalinis Raf. -- false foxglove   Alectra Thunb.   Amphianthus Torr.   Angelonia Humb. & Bonpl. -- angelon   Antirrhinum L. -- snapdragon   Aureolaria Raf. -- false foxglove   Bacopa Aubl. -- water hyssop, waterhyssop   Bartsia L.   Bellardia All. -- lineseed   Besseya Rydb. -- kittentail   Brachystigma Pennell -- desert foxglove   Buchnera L. -- bluehearts   Calceolaria L. -- slipperwort   Capraria L.   Castilleja Mutis -- Indian paintbrush   Chaenorhinum Reichenb. -- dwarf snapdragon   Chaenorrhinum Reichenb.   Chelone L. -- turtlehead   Chionophila Benth. -- snowlover   Collinsia Nutt. -- blue eyed Mary, blue-eyed Mary   Cordylanthus Nutt. -- bird's beak, bird's-beak   Cymbalaria Hill   Dasistoma Raf.   Digitalis L. -- foxglove   Diplacus Nutt. -- bush monkeyflower   Dopatrium Buch.-Ham.   Epixiphium Munz   Euphrasia L. -- eyebright   Galvezia Dombey   Gambelia Nutt. -- greenbright   Gerardia   Glossostigma Wight & Arn.   Gratiola L. -- hedge hyssop, hedgehyssop   Hebe Comm.   Hemianthus Nutt.   Holmgrenanthe Elisens -- rocklady   Howelliella Rothm.   Ilysanthes   Keckiella Straw   Kickxia Dumort. -- cancerwort, kickxia   Lagotis Gaertn.   Lendneria Minod   Leucophyllum Bonpl. -- barometerbush   Leucospora Nutt.   Limnophila R. Br. -- marshweed   Limosella L. -- mudwort   Linaria P. Mill. -- toadflax   Lindernia All. -- false pimpernel   Lophospermum D. Don   Mabrya Elisens   Macranthera Nutt.   Maurandella Rothm.   Maurandya Ortega   Mazus Lour.   Mecardonia Ruiz & Pavón   Melampyrum L. -- cowwheat   Micranthemum Michx. -- mudflower   Mimetanthe Greene   Mimulus L. -- monkey-flower, monkeyflower   Misopates Raf.   Mohavea Gray   Nemesia Vent.   Neogaerrhinum Rothm.   Nothochelone Straw   Nuttallanthus D.A. Sutton -- toadflax   Odontites Ludwig   Orobanche L.   Orthocarpus Nutt. -- owl's-clover, owlclover   Parentucellia Viviani -- glandweed   Paulownia Sieb. & Zucc.   Pedicularis L. -- lousewort   Penstemon Schmidel -- beard tongue, beardtongue   Pseudorontium Rothm.   Rehmannia Libosch.   Rhinanthus L. -- rattleweed, yellowrattle   Russelia Jacq.   Sairocarpus D.A. Sutton -- snapdragon   Schistophragma Benth.   Schwalbea L. -- schwalbea   Scoparia L. -- licorice weed   Scrophularia L. -- figwort   Seymeria Pursh -- black senna   Stemodia L. -- twintip   Striga Lour. -- witchweed   Synthyris Benth. -- kittentails   Tomanthera   Tonella Nutt.   Torenia L.   Triphysaria Fisch. & C.A. Mey. -- owl's-clover   Verbascum L. -- mullein   Veronica L. -- speedwell   Veronicastrum Heister and about 200 more. Ref: ITIS 33005 For full list see Kew

Scrophulariaceae is a family of plants, comprising 292 genera and about 4000 species.

In such a large family you'll find many medicinal plants, among them:

• Bacopa, water hyssop,
• Chelone, turtlehead,
• Digitalis, foxgloves (Toxic!),
• Euphrasia, eyebrights,
• Gratiola, hedge hyssop,
• Linaria, toadflaxes,
• Rehmannia, Chinese foxglove, used in Traditional Chinese medicine,
• Scrophularia, figworts,
• Verbascum, mulleins,
• Veronica, speedwells (including Veronica virginica, old: Leptandra virginica, Black root, Culver's root, Leptandra).

There are also half- and full parasites, among them

• Melampyrum, cow-wheats,
• Pedicularis, wood betonys, louseworts.

And gardeners will recognize Anthirrhinum, snapdragons, which include the spectacularly ornamental annuals, Antirrhinum majus.

Tight-lipped species of both Antirrhinums and Linarias can be made to open their jaws by pressing on the hinges of single plucked flowers. This is fascinating to both kids and playful adults, especially when accompanied by appropriate sound effects: "woof woof" for the smaller Linarias, and lionlike roars for the larger Antirrhinums.

Orobanche is sometimes found in its own family, Orobanchaceae.