Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia


1343

Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in dry to mesic forests & woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

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full sun partial shade shade ...Moist ...Dry

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite cauline

FLOWER:
Summer
Blue/ Violet (lower lip with a white center)
Bisexual
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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (3/8/10):
Scutellaria incana var. punctata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria incana var. punctata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

LESS THAN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 164-05-006:
Scutellaria incana   FAMILY Lamiaceae

? The American species of Scutellaria (Epling, 1942)
Scutellaria punctata

 

COMMON NAME:
Downy Skullcap, Hoary Skullcap