Scrophularia nodosa L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Scrophularia// Species: Scrophularia nodosa L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson in Tutin et al. (1972).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and Mongolia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges of forests, near rivers, from the lower parts up to c. 1600 m altitude.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Scrophularia nodosa – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – axis of inflorescence with glands. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – stems with leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – stems with leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – abaxial side of leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – abaxial side of leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – fruiting inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – fruiting inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – capsules. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – capsule. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – capsules. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – stem with leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – adaxial side of leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scrophularia nodosa – abaxial side of leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Richardson, I.B.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 216 – 220.

Scrophularia nodosa. Marhold, K. (2011+): Scrophularia. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a9c126ea-7041-4a16-b8ce-fff1f4d25df2 [Accessed 03.06.2022].

Scrophularia nodosa L.  Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30088899-2 [Accessed 03.06.2022].

Last update: 14.02.2024.

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