OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 8 taxa in the family Scrophulariaceae, Figwort family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Lindley's Butterflybush

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Buddleja lindleyana   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Buddleja lindleyana   FAMILY: Buddlejaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Buddleja lindleyana 154-05-001   FAMILY: Loganiaceae

 

Habitat: Rarely escaped to disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon Common Name: Orange-eye Butterflybush, Summer-lilac

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Buddleja davidii   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Buddleja davidii   FAMILY: Buddlejaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Buddleja davidii 154-05-002   FAMILY: Loganiaceae

 

Habitat: Spreading from horticultural use to disturbed places, thickets, and streambanks

Rare

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Moth Mullein

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Verbascum blattaria   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Verbascum blattaria   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Verbascum blattaria 166-12-001   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Wand Mullein, Twiggy Mullein, Moth Mullein

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Verbascum virgatum   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Verbascum virgatum   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Verbascum virgatum 166-12-002   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy disturbed areas, roadsides

Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Woolly Mullein, Common Mullein, Flannel-plant, Velvet-plant

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Verbascum thapsus   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Verbascum thapsus 166-12-003   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, sometimes weedy on rock outcrops

Common

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Clasping Mullein, Orange Mullein

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Verbascum phlomoides   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Verbascum phlomoides   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Verbascum phlomoides 166-12-004   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, longleaf pine sandhills (if left unburned)

Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in Carolinas)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Eastern Figwort, Carpenter's Square, Late Figwort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scrophularia marilandica   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scrophularia marilandica   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scrophularia marilandica 166-15-001   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to dry, nutrient-rich woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks

Uncommon in Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hare Figwort, American Figwort, Lancelaf Figwort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scrophularia lanceolata   FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, shale barrens, clearings

Rare

Native to the Carolinas

 


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