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Late Figwort

Scrophularia marilandica

Found in moist to dry, nutrient-rich woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

37
Good

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
4–10 feet
Spread
3–6 feet
Light
Dappled sunlight, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Space about 4.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 5 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
July to October

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 4 Florida counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain.
Named place / source context. Shown: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia, a neighboring state.Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain., Unidentified in HFC record, undated. Public domain. Source record.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Scrophularia

  • Clepsis peritanaGarden Tortrix
  • Elaphria chalcedoniaChalcedony Midget
  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
  • Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
  • Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Scrophularia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Flies 2
  • Scepsis fulvicollis
  • Siphona geniculata

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 11
  • Eumenes fraternus
  • Leionotus scrophulariae
  • Monobia 4-dens
  • Philanthus punctatus
  • Polistes annularis
  • Polistes pallipes
  • Polistes rubiginosus
  • Polistes variatus
  • Sphex vulgaris
  • Vespula maculata
Show all 11
  • Zethus spinipes

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Adult butterflies / moths · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Scrophulariaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Flower color
Brown/copper, purple or red

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Mid July to October” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Flower color · “Brown/copper, purple or red” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Hardiness · “Zones 4a–8b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Height · “4–10 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards, Minnesota Wildflowers, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ)
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Light · “Dappled sunlight (shade through upper canopy all day); Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ)
  • Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ)
  • Spread · “3–6 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as

Carpenters Square; Eastern Figwort

Conservation status

Florida rankSNR
Global rankG5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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