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| Carpenter's Square Scrophularia marilandica |
What's in a name. You can spend a lot of time searching out the meaning of plant names, and get a history lesson at the same time. Other names for Carpenter's Square are Maryland Figwort and Late Figwort
Scrophularia - Scrofula is a type of tuberculosis and this plant was used as an herbal medicine for this disease.
marilandica - There are 5 plant species in Indiana with the species name of marilandica. Presumably these plants were first found in Maryland.
Carpenter's Square - Due to its square stem. No one seems to know why this plant garnered its name since there are a lot of species with square stems.
Late Figwort - Amazingly enough, there is another Figwort in Indiana labeled Early Figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata)
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| Square stem! |
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| This is a fairly tall plant. The flowers are showy, but cooling looking when viewed up close. |
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