Plant families

Scrophulariaceae

Figwort family

Draft · pending review

Figwort family. A family of herbs and shrubs, many bitter or mucilaginous, traditionally used for skin, lymphatic, and respiratory complaints; recent reclassification has moved several former members to other families.

Herbs in this family (1)

Also in this family

Notable members not (yet) in the database.

  • Figwort (Scrophularia)
  • Buddleia (butterfly bush)
  • Other mullein (Verbascum) species