Scrophulariaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	figwort family

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Beard tongue (Penstemon)

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figwort mullein butterfly bush Scrophularia nodosa Maryland figwort Scrophularia chrysantha common mullein Lamiales Scrophulariales Orobanchaceae Lamiaceae Plantaginaceae Oleaceae Bignoniaceae Acanthaceae Verbenaceae Gesneriaceae unicorn plant Boraginaceae

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