Santa Catalina Figwort (Scrophularia villosa)

Santa Catalina Figwort, a reference photo — Photo: John Game · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Scrophularia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name Santa Catalina figwort. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it is known only from Catalina and San Clemente Islands. It grows in coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitat. It is a shrub growing between one and two meters tall.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Santa Catalina Figwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Scrophularia scorodonia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Scrophularia
Species: Scrophularia villosa

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