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Scrophulariaceae Family - "Late Figwort"
Scrophularia comes from the Latin word for "swelling of the neck glands", freferring to the genus' medicinal properties. Marilandica is from the Latin term for "of Maryland".
Curious shiny flowers, green outside and brown inside; blooms from July to October; stems turn purple in the fall. Prefers the edges of woodlands and thickets throughout the Tallgrass region. Can reach 8 feet tall.
Native Americans used a tea made from the roots of this plant to treat fevers and piles. It acts as a diuretic and a tonic. Early settlers claimed a couple of different folk remedies from S. marilandica - poulticed as a cancer treatment and as a tonic to treat restlessness, anxiety and sleeplessness in pregnant women.
