Yellow Figwort - Scrophularia vernalis
Tall hairy plant with glandular hairs in inflorescence; blunt angles to stem; broad serrate leaves; dull yellowish flowers that have equal corolla-lobes.
other figworts, when not in flower
Photos of whole plant in habitat, and details of flowers
waste ground, path-sides, hedgerows
non-native (from Europe); scattered throughout much of Britain, locally naturalised (Stace, 4th edition)
rare
davidwright
Mount St Bernards Abbey
18 April 2024
davidwright
Mount St Bernards Abbey
18 April 2024
Stem, showing hairs
davidwright
Mount St Bernards Abbey
18 April 2024
Leaves
davidwright
Mount St Bernards Abbey
18 April 2024
Plants in habitat
Jenny Brown
Near monastery
26 April 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Yellow Figwort
- Species group:
- flowering plant
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Lamiales
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 18/04/2024 (Wright, David)
- Last record:
- 26/04/2024 (Brown, Jennifer)
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Jenny Brown
Near monastery
26 April 2024
Jenny Brown
Near monastery
26 April 2024
