Status:
valid
Authors:
Lour.
Source:
wcs
Year:
1790
Citation Micro:
Fl. Cochinch. : 193 (1790)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000425179
Common Names
- Floscopa scandens
- Climbing Riverweed
- Scandens Floscopa
Description
Floscopa scandens (also called Climbing False Foxglove, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Asia. It has a climbing stem, with lanceolate leaves and white flowers in a terminal spike. It is found in moist meadows, thickets, and woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Floscopa scandens is a popular ornamental plant, and is used in gardens and flower beds. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Floscopa scandens has small, white flowers with four petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small and brown, and the seedlings are thin and have a single pair of oval-shaped leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Floscopa scandens can be propagated by seed or division. Sow seeds in spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring or autumn. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are established.
Where to Find Floscopa scandens
Floscopa scandens is native to Asia and can be found in tropical and subtropical regions.
Floscopa scandens FAQ
What is the scientific name of Floscopa scandens?
Floscopa scandens
What is the common name of Floscopa scandens?
Climbing Water-hyssop
What is the family of Floscopa scandens?
Plantaginaceae
Species in the Floscopa genus
Floscopa africana,
Floscopa aquatica,
Floscopa axillaris,
Floscopa confusa,
Floscopa elegans,
Floscopa flavida,
Floscopa glabrata,
Floscopa glomerata,
Floscopa gossweileri,
Floscopa leiothyrsa,
Floscopa mannii,
Floscopa perforans,
Floscopa peruviana,
Floscopa polypleura,
Floscopa rivularioides,
Floscopa robusta,
Floscopa scandens,
Floscopa schweinfurthii,
Floscopa tanneri,
Floscopa tuberculata,
Floscopa yunnanensis,
Species in the Commelinaceae family
Aetheolirion stenolobium,
Amischotolype glabrata,
Amischotolype gracilis,
Amischotolype griffithii,
Amischotolype hispida,
Amischotolype hookeri,
Amischotolype irritans,
Amischotolype laxiflora,
Amischotolype marginata,
Amischotolype mollissima,
Amischotolype monosperma,
Amischotolype sphagnorrhiza,
Amischotolype tenuis,
Amischotolype barbarossa,
Amischotolype divaricata,
Amischotolype dolichandra,
Amischotolype hirsuta,
Amischotolype leiocarpa,
Amischotolype lobata,
Amischotolype parvifructa,
Amischotolype pedicellata,
Amischotolype rostrata,
Amischotolype strigosa,
Amischotolype welzeniana,
Aneilema acuminatum,
Aneilema aequinoctiale,
Aneilema alatum,
Aneilema angolense,
Aneilema aparine,
Aneilema arenicola,
Aneilema benadirense,
Aneilema beniniense,
Aneilema biflorum,
Aneilema brasiliense,
Aneilema brenanianum,
Aneilema brunneospermum,
Aneilema calceolus,
Aneilema chrysopogon,
Aneilema clarkei,
Aneilema dispermum,
Aneilema dregeanum,
Aneilema forskaolii,
Aneilema gillettii,
Aneilema grandibracteolatum,
Aneilema hirtum,
Aneilema hockii,
Aneilema homblei,
Aneilema indehiscens,
Aneilema johnstonii,
Aneilema lamuense,