Tim Fitzharris / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) feeding on the nectar of a Desert Figwort (Scrophularia desertorum), New Mexico

Nigel Cattlin / Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) beside Kennet and Avon Canal, Hungerford, Berkshire, England. July.

Heather Angel / Figwort (Scrophularia grandiflora) against sky. Globose flower with protruding upper lip that functions like umbrella to protect stamens. Cultivated in garden.

Chris Mattison / Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) flower and buds, Monmouthshire, July. Focus-stacked image.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Figwort (Scrophularia canina), Theisbergstegen, Pfalz, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Figwort (Scrophularia canina) flowers, Theisbergstegen, Pfalz, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Canary mountain figwort (Scrophularia glabrata), a Canaries endemic, flowering in the Las Canadas caldera,Teide National Park, Tenerife, May.

Nick Upton / Water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata) starting to flower on a canal bank, near Bude, Cornwall, UK, June.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Scopoli's Figwort (Scrophularia scopolii) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Scopoli's Figwort (Scrophularia scopolii) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata) flowering in a damp woodland clearing, Gloucestershire, UK, July.

Stephen Dalton / Water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata) flower, close up, UK