Black-flower Figwort / Center For Plant Conservation
Search / Plant Profile / Scrophularia atrata
Plant Profile

Black-flower Figwort (Scrophularia atrata)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 141740
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Black-flower Figwort (Scrophularia atrata) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Black-flower Figwort can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Black-flower Figwort (Scrophularia atrata)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Scrophularia atrata in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 46 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

Be the first to post an update!

Nomenclature
Taxon Scrophularia atrata
Authority Pennell
Family Scrophulariaceae
CPC Number 3892
ITIS 34031
USDA SCAT3
Duration Perennial
Common Names Black-flowered Figwort | darkflowered figwort
Associated Scientific Names Scrophularia atrata
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2S3
Ecological Relationships

Photos
Pollinators
Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
Bees
Sweat bees Agapostemon viridulus Not Specified Link
Leaf-cutting bees Anthemois centuncularis Not Specified Link
Honey bees Apis mellifera Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Augochlora viridula Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombus consimilis Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombus impatiens Not Specified Link
Centris bees Ceratina dupla Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Chloralictus sparsus Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Chloralictus versatus Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Chloralictus zephyrus Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Curtisapis coriacea Not Specified Link
Leaf-cutting bees Cyphopyga montivaga Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Halictus lerouxii Not Specified Link
Long-horned bees Melissodes bimaculata Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Oxystoglossa confusa Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Seladonia fasciata Not Specified Link
Butterflies & Moths
Blues Everes comyntas Not Specified Link
Noctuid moths Scepsis fulvicollis Not Specified Link
Birds
Hummingbirds Trochilus colubris Not Specified Link
Flies
Syrphid flies Mesogramma marginata Not Specified Link
Syrphid flies Mesogramma polita Not Specified Link
Tachinid flies Siphona geniculata Not Specified Link
Other
Yellowjackets Vespula cuneata Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Ancistrocerus campestris Not Specified Link
Yellowjackets Vespula germanica Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Vespula maculata Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Zethus spinipes Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Eumenes fraternus Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Leionotus anormis Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Leionotus foraminatus Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Leionotus scrophulariae Not Specified Link
Potter wasps Leionotus ziziae Not Specified Link
Bee-killer wasp Philanthus punctatus Not Specified Link
Paper wasps Polistes annularis Not Specified Link
Paper wasps Polistes pallipes Not Specified Link
Paper wasps Polistes rubiginosus Not Specified Link
Paper wasps Polistes variatus Not Specified Link
Thread-waisted wasps Sphex vulgaris Not Specified Link

Donate to CPC to Save this Species

CPC secures rare plants for future generations by coordinating on-the-ground conservation and training the next generation of plant conservation professionals. Donate today to help save rare plants from extinction.

Donate Today