Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schltdl.

California Bee Plant
Scrophulariaceae

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Protologue: Linnaea 2: 585 (1827)
Pronunciation: Scro-phu-lá-ri-a ca-li-fór-ni-ca
Etymology: after scrophula, the tubercular condition of human lymph nodes, from resemblance to rhizomal knobs of some species + of California


Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher

Distribution:

Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  

 

Scrophularia californica
Note lance-ovate leaves, coarsely toothed. Corolla is red, zygomorphic (bilateral, with upper and lower lips).
Courtesy of Jon Rebman. INaturalist Observation 78836810.