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The genus Scrophularia canina (also known as dog figwort or french figwort) is from the family Scrophulariaceae. This genus is a dicot and belongs to the plant kingdom.

 Classification

Kingdom: Plant

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants

Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

Subclass: Asteridae

Description

Scrophularia canina has a growth form that supports itself and can be herbaceous perennials. This species have simple and broad leaves with loose terminal clusters and can grow to be 0.36 meters.

Distribution

Scrophularia canina is found in Africa, Eastern Asia, and Europe. Seed dispersal is affected by wind gust and plant structure.

Other Uses

Scrophularia canina was used in an experiment for phytoremediation. Scrophularia canina was proven to be a more efficient accumulator for Pb uptake than Pistacia Lentiscus.

References


 * 1) "Recent Findings in Botany Described by Researchers from University of Extremadura (Effects of Different Abiotic and Biotic Factors On Spatial Primary Seed Dispersal In the Semachorous Species Scrophularia Canina)." Life Science Weekly, 8 Oct. 2019, p. 4049. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A601842720/AONE?u=oldwestbury&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=3c504e59. Accessed 29 Nov. 2022.
 * 2) USDA, NRCS. 2022. The PLANTS Database ( http://plants.usda.gov, 11/29/2022). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA