Scrophulariaceae

(Figwort/Penstemon Family)

Habit

herbs (shrubs)

Leaves

various

Inflorescence

racemose (many panicles, spikes)

Flowers

irregular

Sepals

5, distinct or connate

Petals

5, connate, corolla often bilabiate

Stamens

4 or 2, adnate to corolla

Ovary

superior or 2 fused carpels, with 2 locules and many, axile ovules

Style

1, terminal, undivided, often remaining atop mature fruit

Fruit

capsule

Diversity

190 genera / 4000 species

Distribution

cosmopolitan

Economics

drugs (Digitalis); cultivated ornamental (Penstemon)

Notes

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