Scrophularia macrantha

Greene ex Stiefelhagen

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 461, 483. 1910.

EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Scrophularia neomexicana R. J. Shaw
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 341. Mentioned on page 340.

Herbs, perennial, 4–11 dm; herbage light green to dark green, glabrate. Leaves: petiole length 1/3–1/2 blade; blade ovate to lanceolate, 5–8(–11) cm, length 2–2.5 times width, base truncate, margins serrate to dentate. Pedicels relatively stout, glabrate or stipitate-glandular. Flowers: corolla bright red, unicolored, (10–)13–21 mm, throat narrow; staminode obovate, length greater than width. 2n = 92.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyon bottoms, pinyon-juniper woodlands, lower montane coniferous forests.
Elevation: 2000–2500 m.

Discussion

Scrophularia macrantha has been called S. coccinea A. Gray, an illegitimate later homonym of S. coccinea Linnaeus. Scrophularia macrantha is known from Grant and Luna counties.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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2000–2500 m. +
Rocky slopes, canyon bottoms, pinyon-juniper woodlands, lower montane coniferous forests. +
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Scrophularia neomexicana +
Scrophularia macrantha +
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