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Botanical family · Lamiales

Scrophulariaceae

Figwort family

47 species in this family

The figwort family (in the broad traditional sense), a large group of herbs and shrubs with typically 2-lipped (bilabiate) flowers. Includes snapdragons (Antirrhinum), foxglove (Digitalis), and many Indian medicinal herbs. Many members are hemiparasitic on grass roots.

  • Usually 2-lipped tubular corolla
  • 4 or 2 stamens, often didynamous
  • Capsule fruit with many seeds

Species in SCROPHULARIACEAE

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