Calflora Taxon Report
Scrophularia californica  Cham. & Schltdl.
California bee plant, California figwort
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2021 Cara Wilcox
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2020 Bryant Baker
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Scrophularia californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Scrophularia
Family: Scrophulariaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFScrophularia californica ssp. californica
JEFScrophularia californica ssp. floribunda
JEFScrophularia californica var. floribunda
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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