Scrophulariaceae

Scrophularia Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 619 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia, N. & NE. Tropical Africa, N. America, Caribbean.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Prince Edward I., South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Uzunhisarcıklı, M.E., Güner, E.D. & Ekici, M. (2018). Synopsis of the genus Scrophularia (Scrophulariaceae) in Turkey. Phytotaxa 333: 151-187.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1950 Davis, P.H. [14710] Türkiye K001096316 Type Yes
Pinard, C. [s.n.] Palestine K001096318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pinard, C. [s.n.] Palestine K001096317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] K000411397 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] China K001132501 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [5668] Türkiye K001096244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huet du Pavillon, A.; Huet du Pavillon, E. [398] Italy K000806717 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3800] China K001096358 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000806739 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3922] Nepal K001096351 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria K001096304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6010] Spain K:SPC-03725.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3922] Nepal K001117611 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000806738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3922] Nepal K001096353 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3922] Nepal K001117613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [13356] Türkiye K001096209 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3922] Nepal K001117612 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-17740.000 No
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K001096352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1797] Armenia K000297300 No
Wright, C. [1470] United States K001096382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1763] Armenia K000297276 No
Wright, C. [1470] United States K001096381 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2031] Iran K001096208 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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