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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-008?:
Scutellaria elliptica FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH The American species of Scutellaria (Epling, 1942)
Scutellaria ovalifolia ssp. hirsuta
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria ovalifolia
COMMON NAME:
Kentucky Skullcap, Hairy Skullcap
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_elliptica_hirsuta4c
May
In var. hirsuta, hairs on the stem are fine, spreading and glandular, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_ellipticahirsuta4c2
May
Leaves short-stalked, mostly rhombic-ovate; crenate from widest point to tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_ellipticahirsuta4c3
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_elliptica_hirsuta_6
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_elliptica_hirsuta6b
June
Bracts reduced (not leaf-like); corollas 14-18(-21)mm, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-008?:
Scutellaria elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The American species of Scutellaria (Epling, 1942)
Scutellaria ovalifolia ssp. hirsuta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria ovalifolia
3781
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
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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
FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of mericarps
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