NameThatPlant.net: Scutellaria ovata var. rugosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Scutellaria ovata var. rugosa FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Scutellaria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-010?:

Scutellaria ovata FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Heartleaf Skullcap

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Scutellaria ovata var. rugosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-010?:
Scutellaria ovata FAMILY Lamiaceae

4033

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Shale barrens, other dry woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/ Violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lobed calyx with a distinct protuberance on the upper surface
2-lipped corolla, upper hood-like, lower plate-like
4 stamens, arched under the corolla's upper lip
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence a raceme

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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