Scrophulariaceae

The family of the Scrophulariaceae is a family of plants Dicotylédone S. They are herbaceous plants, more rarely of the shrubs or trees, with irregular flowers, conprenant approximately 3.000 Espèce S divided into 280 largely widespread kind S around the world.

Among the kinds present in France one can quote:

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  • the Mélampyre S (kind Melampyrum) make from now on left the family of the Orobanchaceae .
  • the Euphraise S (kind Euphrasia) with nearly 150 species, make from now on left the family of the Orobanchaceae .
  • the Pedicular S (kind Pedicularis) with nearly 250 species, make from now on left the family of the Orobanchaceae .
  • the Rhinanthe S (kind Rhinanthus) make from now on left the family of the Orobanchaceae .

The phylogenetic classification place this family in the order of the Lamiales him even in the group of the Euasterids I.

Note: the speedwell S (kind Veronica) are now classified (APG II) in the family of the Plantaginacées, just as the digital ones, the linaires, the mufliers or the kinds Anarrhinum and Asarina . The euphraises, the mélampyres, the rhinantes and the pedicular ones appear for their part in the Orobanchaceae . Scrophulariacées include/understand hardly than molenes, the scrophulaires, the clandestine ones and the Buddleja .

The euphraises and the rhinanthus are plants semi-parasites whereas the clandestine ones are complete parasites.

See too

External bonds

  • regional photographic Flora

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