Scrophulariaceae
California figwort
Scrophularia californica
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Scrophularia
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- غدب كاليفورني
- Chinese
- 加州玄参
- English
- California figwort, California bee plant, Oregon figwort
Synonyms
- Scrophularia californica subsp. californica
- Scrophularia californica subsp. floribunda (Greene) R.J.Shaw
- Scrophularia californica var. californica
- Scrophularia californica var. catalina Jeps.
- Scrophularia californica var. floribunda Greene
- Scrophularia californica var. laciniata Jeps.
- Scrophularia californica var. oregana (Pennell) Cronquist
- Scrophularia floribunda (Greene) A.Heller
- Scrophularia multiflora Pennell
- Scrophularia nodosa var. californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth.
- Scrophularia oregana Pennell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: blmcalifornia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Scrophularia
- Woodland figwortScrophularia nodosaScrophulariaceae
- Water figwortScrophularia oblongifoliaScrophulariaceae
- Dog figwortScrophularia caninaScrophulariaceae
- Shoreline figwortScrophularia auriculataScrophulariaceae
- Yellow figwortScrophularia vernalisScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia buergerianaScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia ningpoensisScrophulariaceae
- Mediterranean figwortScrophularia peregrinaScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia sambucifoliaScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia scopoliiScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia atropatanaScrophulariaceae
- Desert figwortScrophularia desertorumScrophulariaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms 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.