Scrophulariaceae

Woodland figwort

Scrophularia nodosa L.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Scrophularia

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Woodland figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) — FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (36)

Arabic: غدب عقدي, الخنازيرية العقداء, حشيشة الخنازير, عشبة البواسير
arz: غدب عقدى
Azerbaijani: Buğumlu qaraşәngi
ba: Сираж
Belarusian: Залозніца вузлаватая, Валляковая трава, Воўчая крапіва, Зябер, Падтыннік, Падценнік, Старавіца
Bulgarian: Възловато живениче
Catalan: Scrofulaire noueuse
Chinese: 林地玄参, 具节玄参
Croatian: Strupnik
Czech: Krtičník hlíznatý
Danish: Knoldet Brunrod
Dutch: Knopig helmkruid
English: Woodland figwort, Common figwort, Figwort, Knotted figwort
Estonian: Harilik sealõuarohi
Finnish: Syyläjuuri, Tummasyyläjuuri
French: Scrophulaire noueuse, Scrofulaire noueuse
German: Knotige Braunwurz, Knoten-Braunwurz, Scrofulaire noueuse
hsb: Sučkaty trudownik
Hungarian: Csomós görvélyfű, Göcsös görvélyfű
Irish: Fothram
kw: Skaw an dowr kemmyn
Latvian: Gumainā cūknātre
Lithuanian: Nariuotasis bervidis, Scrofulaire noueuse
Macedonian: Јазлест струпник, Струпник
Norwegian Bokmål: Brunrot
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunrot
Polish: Trędownik bulwiasty
Romanian: Brânca porcului, Brînca porcului
Russian: Норичник узловатый, Норичник шишковатый
Slovak: Krtičník hľuznatý
Slovenian: Navadna črnobina
Spanish: Escrofularia, Hierba de lamparones, Hierba de San Pedro
Swedish: Flenört, Brunrot, Torsnässla, Scrofulaire noueuse
Turkish: Adi sıraca otu, Adi sıracaotu
Ukrainian: Ранник вузлуватий
Welsh: Gwrnerth

Synonyms

Scrophularia capitata Raf.
Scrophularia cechica Opiz
Scrophularia foetida Garsault
Scrophularia foetida Wydler
Scrophularia halleri Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Scrophularia hemschinica K.Koch
Scrophularia italica Mill.
Scrophularia major Bubani
Scrophularia nodosa subsp. chamaeneriifolia Schustler
Scrophularia nodosa subsp. foliosa Sennen
Scrophularia nodosa unranked variegata G.Cooper ex J.Dix
Scrophularia nodosa var. montana Stiefelh.
Scrophularia nodosa var. nitida Regel
Scrophularia nodosa var. purpurascens Salter ex J.J.Blandy
Scrophularia nodosa var. serrulata Regel
Scrophularia nodosa var. viridiflora Wimm. & Grab.
Scrophularia sckellii Spreng.
Scrophularia serrulata Small
Scrophularia ternata Schur
Scrophularia wirtgenii W.D.J.Koch ex Opiz

Flowers

In flower: March to July (from 2,719 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacques Neuberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Felix Seebauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.