Pollinator plant

water figwort

Scrophularia auriculata

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Common names

17 names · 15 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (14)
Dutch
French
  • Scrophulaire aquatique[1][2]
Catalan
  • Escrofulària aquàtica[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Danish
  • Øret Brunrod[2]
Estonian
  • vesi-sealõuarohi[2]
Finnish
  • rantasyyläjuuri[2]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Ausytasis bervidis[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Норичник ушковатый[2]
Slovak
  • krtičník uškatý[2]
Swedish
  • vattenflenört[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Scrophularia auriculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Water Betony — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Water Figwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Scrophulaire aquatique — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • scrofularia acquatica — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Geoord helmkruid — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Erva-das-escaldadelas — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
[2] Scrophularia auriculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Water Betony — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Water Figwort — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Scrophulaire aquatique — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • scrofularia acquatica — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Geoord helmkruid — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Erva-das-escaldadelas — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • vesi-sealõuarohi — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Ausytasis bervidis — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • 水玄参 — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • 水玄参 — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • vattenflenört — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Øret Brunrod — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Норичник ушковатый — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • Escrofulària aquàtica — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • rantasyyläjuuri — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
  • krtičník uškatý — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 338414; Scrophularia auriculata.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • water figwort — Page 4, column 2, row top 412 pt; common-name cell after Scrophularia auriculata.; Scrophularia auriculata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Scrophulariaceae

Genus-level classification for Scrophularia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Scrophularia auriculata in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Shoreline figwort (Scrophularia auriculata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Scrophularia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1904102; ID 6458C; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Scrophularia auriculata (top 412 pt)

    Source checked on .