Hoppe's figwort

Hoppe's figwort
	Hoppe's figwort ( Scrophularia juratensis )
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids I
Order :	Mint family (Lamiales)
Family :	Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae)
Genre :	Brownwort ( Scrophularia )
Type :	Hoppe's figwort
Scientific name
	Scrophularia juratensis
	Creep. ex Wydler

Hoppe's figwort ( Scrophularia juratensis ) is a species of figwort ( Scrophularia ) in the family of figwort plants (Scrophulariaceae). It is also known as the subspecies Scrophularia canina subsp. hoppii (WDJ Koch) P.Fourn. posed to dogwort .

features

Hoppe's figwort is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of up to 50 centimeters. The "rhizome" is fleshy. The loose leaf rosette consists of basal leaves that are long-stalked, double pinnate and bare. The leaf blade is ovate and up to 10 centimeters long. The opposite stem leaves are shorter stalked and sitting on top.

The inflorescence is elongated and consists of opposite and above of alternate forked branched partial inflorescences below. The flower stalks have stalked glands. The four-fold flower is clearly two-lipped and has a length of up to 5 millimeters. The calyx lobes have a white border. The four petals are red-brown. The upper tube is as big as the corolla tube, has a thread-like extension and is bilobed. The lower lip is simple and curled. There are four stamens of different lengths , two of which protrude from the crown.

The flowering period extends from June to August.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.

Hoppe's figwort ( Scrophularia juratensis )

Occurrence

Hoppes figwort occurs in the mountains of southern Europe and southern central Europe, as well as in the southern Alps in dry, sunny places, on rock rubble and in cracks in the rock at altitudes of 1000 to 2000 meters. The species is common. Its distribution area includes France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria and Switzerland.

literature

Gunter Steinbach (Ed.): Alpine flowers (Steinbach's natural guide). Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-576-10558-1 .

Individual evidence

↑ Karol Marhold, 2011: Scrophulariaceae : Datasheet Scrophularia canina In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
^ Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner: Flora Helvetica. Flora of Switzerland. Verlag Paul Haupt, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna, 1996, ISBN 3-258-05405-3 , p. 906.
^ Scrophularia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Hoppes Figwort ( Scrophularia juratensis ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Scrophularia juratensis Schleich. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved March 5, 2016.

[Euro+Med-1] Karol Marhold, 2011: Scrophulariaceae : Datasheet Scrophularia canina In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

[Flora_Helvetica-2] Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner: Flora Helvetica. Flora of Switzerland. Verlag Paul Haupt, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna, 1996, ISBN 3-258-05405-3 , p. 906.

[GRIN-3] Scrophularia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved December 21, 2017.