Scrophularia lanceolata

Lanceleaf figwort

Family: Scrophulariaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lanceleaf figwort is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and North Coast Ranges in moist streambanks, meadows, and woodland thickets at elevations of 1,000 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces red to maroon flowers 8 to 14 millimeters long with an inflated, slightly constricted mouth. Growing with robust stems 80 to 150 centimeters tall that are glandular-puberulent, it forms an impressive woodland presence. Its leaves are dark to light green, with larger blades 9 to 13 centimeters long, featuring a heart-shaped to truncate base and occasionally wedge-shaped edges. The distinctive flower has green triangular-ovate calyx lobes with a broad, fan-shaped staminode that adds visual complexity to its woodland habitat.

Habitat: Moist streambanks, meadows, thickets, woodland

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1000-2800 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, MP

California counties: Lake, Modoc, Mono, Lassen, Siskiyou, Sierra, Shasta

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.