Scrophulariaceae
Mediterranean figwort
Scrophularia peregrina
- 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 (4)
- Chinese
- 地中海玄参, 地中海玄參
- English
- Mediterranean figwort
- French
- Scrofulaire voyageuse
- Macedonian
- Гол струпник
Synonyms
- Scrophularia geminiflora Lam.
- Scrophularia lesbiaca Candargy
- Scrophularia meridionalis C.Presl
- Scrophularia minor Savi
- Scrophularia paniculata Seenus
- Scrophularia peregrina f. macrophylla Marcet
- Scrophularia sexangularis Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 141 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bastien Le Mort, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Filippo Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Félix Emanuel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Scrophularia sambucifoliaScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia scopoliiScrophulariaceae
- Scrophularia atropatanaScrophulariaceae
- California figwortScrophularia californicaScrophulariaceae
- 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.