Scrophulariaceae
Darkflowered figwort
Scrophularia atrata
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Scrophularia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Darkflowered figwort
Flowers
- In flower
- December to May (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger - https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Skyler K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.