Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Water Figwort is instead dark red all over and its sepals have a much wider pale margin. The back light is making the upper lip look redder than it iis - they are a purple-brown. There are in fact five petals.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Water Figwort is instead dark red all over and its sepals have a much wider pale margin. The back light is making the upper lip look redder than it iis - they are a purple-brown. There are in fact five petals.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). The four anthers visible - the little round blob beneath is the stigma.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). The four anthers visible - the little round blob beneath is the stigma.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Sepals kind of like an egg cup cupping the base of the flower and have a thin papery edge (scarious) borde. Water Figwort instead has a wide scarious border (and also has the entire flower reddish, not green as here).

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Sepals kind of like an egg cup cupping the base of the flower and have a thin papery edge (scarious) borde. Water Figwort instead has a wide scarious border (and also has the entire flower reddish, not green as here).

Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. One anther visible with the style/stigma to the right. The thing under the hood is a staminoide (infertile stamen) which in Water Figwort instead is rounded at the apex.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. One anther visible with the style/stigma to the right. The thing under the hood is a staminoide (infertile stamen) which in Water Figwort instead is rounded at the apex.

Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This batch looks to have redder upper lips than the purply-brown that they should be - but it is simiply the bright sunlight playing tricks!

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This batch looks to have redder upper lips than the purply-brown that they should be - but it is simiply the bright sunlight playing tricks!

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Makro shot of flower bud not yet open.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Makro shot of flower bud not yet open.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). It's quite a tall plant.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). It's quite a tall plant.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). The giss of the plant. It tends to like being in hedgerows/woodland in damp places as opposed to Water Figwort which tends to be in wetter habitats (water magins, ditches, etc).

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). The giss of the plant. It tends to like being in hedgerows/woodland in damp places as opposed to Water Figwort which tends to be in wetter habitats (water magins, ditches, etc).

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Green fruits, style still attached, with some flowers.

Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The ones with dark blobs on the end are flower buds. The green things with style still attached are the fruits.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The ones with dark blobs on the end are flower buds. The green things with style still attached are the fruits.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Classic leaves for Common Figwort. Water Figwort instead has leaves have rounded rather than these sharper teeth.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Classic leaves for Common Figwort. Water Figwort instead has leaves have rounded rather than these sharper teeth.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road).. Large foliage (no glandular hairs as you go down the stem). The stems are not winged as they are on Water Figwort.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road).. Large foliage (no glandular hairs as you go down the stem). The stems are not winged as they are on Water Figwort.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (20/06/2022) Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Little glandular hairs on the upper stems.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Lots of fruits.

Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by the overgrown small pond by a bend in the road). Lots of fruits.