Scrophularia macrantha
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 461, 483. 1910.
EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Scrophularia neomexicana R. J. Shaw
Herbs, perennial, 4–11 dm; herbage light green to dark green, glabrate. Leaves: petiole length 1/3–1/2 blade; blade ovate to lanceolate, 5–8(–11) cm, length 2–2.5 times width, base truncate, margins serrate to dentate. Pedicels relatively stout, glabrate or stipitate-glandular. Flowers: corolla bright red, unicolored, (10–)13–21 mm, throat narrow; staminode obovate, length greater than width. 2n = 92.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyon bottoms, pinyon-juniper woodlands, lower montane coniferous forests.
Elevation: 2000–2500 m.
Discussion
Scrophularia macrantha has been called S. coccinea A. Gray, an illegitimate later homonym of S. coccinea Linnaeus. Scrophularia macrantha is known from Grant and Luna counties.
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