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  • COMMON NAME: Figworts
  • ARABIC: حنك السبع
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Scrophularia arguta Aiton
  • SYNONYMS: Scrophularia arguta f. purpurascens G.Kunkel, Scrophularia bianoris Sennen & Mauricio, Scrophularia duriaei Spach ex Batt.
  • FAMILY: SCROPHULARIACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Ras-Al-Khaimah
  • GROWTH FORMS: Herbs
  • HABITATS: Slope (Rocky)
  • TYPES: Perennial
Flora of the United Arab Emirates V1 & 2, Fawzi M.Karim, Nael M.Fawzi; reviewed by Fatima Al-Ansary. Al-Ain: United Arab Emirates University, 2007. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809032-1/images
Erect, glandular-pubescent, delicate, light-green herb, 20-50 cm high. Stem grooved, hairy, branched. Leaves ovate, 2-4 cm long, 1-2.5 cm broad, almost cordate-based, serrate, lower one on long petioles; upper smaller. Inflorescence a panicle on short stalks from upper leaf axils. Flowers small, 5-7 mm long. Corolla 2-lipped limb, deeply red, extend from tube. Capsule 6-8 mm long, conical. Seeds many, tiny. Flowering from February to May.
Between rocks on mountains.
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