Pollinator plant

Yellow Figwort

Scrophularia vernalis

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Common names

15 names · 14 languages
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Other languages (13)
Dutch
French
  • Scrophulaire de printemps[1][2]
  • Scrophulaire printanière[1][2]
Czech
  • krtičník jarní[2]
Danish
  • Vår-brunrod[2]
Estonian
  • kevadine sealõuarohi[2]
Finnish
  • kevätsyyläjuuri[2]
Hungarian
  • tavaszi görvélyfű[2]
Italian
Russian
  • Норичник весенний[2]
Slovak
  • krtičník jarný[2]
Slovenian
  • spomladanska črnobina[2]
Swedish
  • vårflenört[2]
Ukrainian
  • Ранник весняний[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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 vernalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Yellow Figwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Scrophulaire de printemps — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Scrophulaire printanière — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • scrofularia gialla — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Voorjaarshelmkruid — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
[2] Scrophularia vernalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Yellow Figwort — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Scrophulaire de printemps — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Scrophulaire printanière — results[9].names[4]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • scrofularia gialla — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Voorjaarshelmkruid — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • krtičník jarní — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Vår-brunrod — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • kevadine sealõuarohi — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • kevätsyyläjuuri — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Норичник весенний — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • vårflenört — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • Ранник весняний — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • spomladanska črnobina — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • tavaszi görvélyfű — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
  • krtičník jarný — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 320094; Scrophularia vernalis.
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]
Native range
C. & E. Europe to NE. Türkiye.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Yellow Figwort (Scrophularia vernalis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from April to June.

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 Botanic Gardens, Kew Scrophularia vernalis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 334677; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1094190, 1094192, 1094193, 1094194, 1094197, 1094198, 1094199, 1094200, 1094201, 1094202, 1094203, 1094204, 1094205, 1094206

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.