1. Scrophulariaceae The Figwort Family

2. -Herbs with round stems; leaves alternate or opposite -Many species are hemi-parasites -Flowers 5-partate, usually zygomorphic, often bilabiate (two-lipped)

3. didynamous stamens fused to the corolla
- Androecium commonly of 4
didynamous stamens fused to the
corolla

4. - Ovary superior, of two fused carpels
- Style terminal
- Fruit a many-seeded
capsule

5. Scrophulariaceae
Ca5 CoZ5 A2+2 G2

6. Economic Importance:
Digitalis (foxglove) is the source of
digitalin, a cardiac glycoside used in
the treatment of heart disease.
Also numerous ornamentals,
e.g., foxglove, snapdragon

7. Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove

8. Pedicularis canadensis
Local Flora
Linaria canadensis
Canada toadflax
Melampyrum lineare
Cow-wheat
Pedicularis canadensis
Lousewort
Mimulus ringens
Monkey flower

9. Chelone glabra
Turtlehead

10. Verbascum thapsus
Mullein