Scrophularia rubricaulis, Scrophularia michoniana,
Red-stemmed Figwort, לוענית גדולה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Scrophularia rubricaulis Boiss. |
| Synonym name: |
| Scrophularia michoniana Coss. et Kral. |
| Common name: |
| Red-stemmed Figwort |
| Hebrew name: |
| לוענית גדולה |
| Family: |
| Scrophulariaceae, לועניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, dissected once, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Red, white |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Scrophularia, named in 1474 by an Italian physician who noticed the resemblance between the rhizomal knobs of some species and the tubercular condition of human lymph nodes called scrophula.
rubricaulis, ruber red, ruddy; caulis καυλοϛ stem of a plant; red stemmed.
michoniana, named after a French Abbé Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806 - 81).
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation Coss. is used to indicate Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (1819 – 1889), a French botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Kral. is used to indicate Jean-Louis Kralik 1813 - 1892, a French botanist.
Scrophularia, Figwort, alludes to the plant's use as a treatment for scrofula, a form of tuberculosis.
According to the Doctrine of Signatures (which holds that a plant's appearance indicates the ailments its treats), Scrophularia root resembles the swollen glands, infected with tuberculosis.
Date Picture Taken: March 5, 2008
Location: Gilboa, Mount Shaul; Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2009
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