The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. These wings are more obvious than on the closely related common figwort ("Scrophularia nodosa"). Torenia has also been classified in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. The species looks very similar to the closely related "Scrophularia auriculata" (water figwort). The name "figwort" is applied to several plants, including other members of the Scrophulariaceae. The larvae feed primarily on leaves of Figwort, ("Scrophularia"). The water figwort is host to the figwort sawfly whose larvae feed on the leaves. This species is widespread across Europe, Turkey and Transcaucasia, in meadows wherever Figwort grows.