Status:
valid
Authors:
C.B.Clarke
Source:
wcs
Year:
1881
Citation Micro:
Monogr. Phan. 3: 269 (1881)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000425192
Common Names
- Floscopa schweinfurthii
- Schweinfurth's Riverweed
- Schweinfurthii Floscopa
Description
Floscopa schweinfurthii (also called Schweinfurth's False Foxglove, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Asia. It has a low-growing, spreading stem, with lanceolate leaves and white flowers in a terminal spike. It is found in moist meadows, thickets, and woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Floscopa schweinfurthii is a popular ornamental plant, and is used in gardens and flower beds. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Floscopa schweinfurthii has small, white flowers with four petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small and brown, and the seedlings are thin and have a single pair of oval-shaped leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Floscopa schweinfurthii can be propagated by seed or division. Sow seeds in spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring or autumn. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are established.
Where to Find Floscopa schweinfurthii
Floscopa schweinfurthii can be found in the mountains of central and southern Europe.
Floscopa schweinfurthii FAQ
What is the scientific name of Floscopa schweinfurthii?
Floscopa schweinfurthii
What is the common name of Floscopa schweinfurthii?
Schweinfurth's Water-hyssop
What is the family of Floscopa schweinfurthii?
Plantaginaceae
Species in the Floscopa genus
Floscopa africana,
Floscopa aquatica,
Floscopa axillaris,
Floscopa confusa,
Floscopa elegans,
Floscopa flavida,
Floscopa glabrata,
Floscopa glomerata,
Floscopa gossweileri,
Floscopa leiothyrsa,
Floscopa mannii,
Floscopa perforans,
Floscopa peruviana,
Floscopa polypleura,
Floscopa rivularioides,
Floscopa robusta,
Floscopa scandens,
Floscopa schweinfurthii,
Floscopa tanneri,
Floscopa tuberculata,
Floscopa yunnanensis,
Species in the Commelinaceae family
Aetheolirion stenolobium,
Amischotolype glabrata,
Amischotolype gracilis,
Amischotolype griffithii,
Amischotolype hispida,
Amischotolype hookeri,
Amischotolype irritans,
Amischotolype laxiflora,
Amischotolype marginata,
Amischotolype mollissima,
Amischotolype monosperma,
Amischotolype sphagnorrhiza,
Amischotolype tenuis,
Amischotolype barbarossa,
Amischotolype divaricata,
Amischotolype dolichandra,
Amischotolype hirsuta,
Amischotolype leiocarpa,
Amischotolype lobata,
Amischotolype parvifructa,
Amischotolype pedicellata,
Amischotolype rostrata,
Amischotolype strigosa,
Amischotolype welzeniana,
Aneilema acuminatum,
Aneilema aequinoctiale,
Aneilema alatum,
Aneilema angolense,
Aneilema aparine,
Aneilema arenicola,
Aneilema benadirense,
Aneilema beniniense,
Aneilema biflorum,
Aneilema brasiliense,
Aneilema brenanianum,
Aneilema brunneospermum,
Aneilema calceolus,
Aneilema chrysopogon,
Aneilema clarkei,
Aneilema dispermum,
Aneilema dregeanum,
Aneilema forskaolii,
Aneilema gillettii,
Aneilema grandibracteolatum,
Aneilema hirtum,
Aneilema hockii,
Aneilema homblei,
Aneilema indehiscens,
Aneilema johnstonii,
Aneilema lamuense,