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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Scutellaria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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)
Scutellaria ovalifolia
COMMON NAME:
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.
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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.
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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 (11/30/12):
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)
Scutellaria ovalifolia
3781
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Uncommon
Look for it in mesic to dry forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/ Violet
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
Schizocarp of mericarps
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