Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Scrophulariales
        Family: Scrophulariaceae
          Genus: Scrophularia
            Species: laevis

Organ Mountain Figwort - Scrophularia laevis

Organ Mountain Figwort

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520273

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Herbaceous perennial; stems mostly single and unbranched, glabrous, slender, 4-10(12) dm tall; leaves opposite, lanceolate to ovate, acute, obtuse to cordate at base, coarsely and unevenly laciniate-serrate, thin, glabrous except sparsely glandular pubescent along main veins, blades to 5-7 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, petiole about 1/2 length of leaf blade; inflorescence a loose, few-branched, terminal panicle; peduncles and pedicels glandular pubescent; flowers not showy, short-tubular, bilabiate, dull red to greenish-brown, 7-12 mm long; fertile stamens 4, fifth stamen represented by a small orbicular scale on the lower corolla lip; stigma capitate; fruit a somewhat woody, narrowly ovoid, septicidal capsule, 8-11 mm long; seeds numerous, small, rugose. Flowers July and August.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S2

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 37

Number of Observations: 108

Observation date range: 10-18-1903 to 11-21-2023

External Links

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  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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