Scrophularia californica
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Scrophularia californica |
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Scrophularia californica is a flowering plant in the figwort family which is known by the common names California figwort and California bee plant.
It is native to the western United States, including many habitats in California, and in British Columbia.
Description
Scrophularia californica is an unassuming plant with triangular, toothed, blue-green leaves in pairs opposite each other on a spindly, squared stem.
The brownish-magenta flowers are rounded, hollow buds about a centimeter long with two long upper lobes.
This species is a strong bee attractant and also serves as a host plant for Variable Checkerspot larvae.[1]
References
- ↑ Williams, K. S., D. E. Lincoln, and P. R. Ehrlich. "The Coevolution of Euphydryas Chalcedona Butterflies and Their Larval Host Plants II. Maternal and Host Plant Effects on Larval Growth, Development, and Food-Use Efficiency." Oecologia 56.2-3 (1983): 330-35.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Scrophularia californica
- USDA Plants Profile
- Scrophularia californica — U.C. Photo gallery
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- Scrophularia
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants and pollinators
- Scrophulariaceae stubs