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Common Name: Dwarf Skullcap, Small Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria parvula FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria parvula var. parvula FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria parvula 164-05-001 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Upland prairies and rock outcrops
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Southern Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria australis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria parvula var. australis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria parvula 164-05-001? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, rocky woodlands, glades, barrens, prairies
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Shale-barren Skullcap, Glade Skullcap, Leonard's Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria leonardii FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria parvula 164-05-001? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Limestone glades, diabase barrens, shale barrens and woodlands, dry sandy soils
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Veined Skullcap, Bottomland Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria nervosa FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria nervosa FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria nervosa 164-05-002 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Alluvial forests, mesic to dry forests (especially over mafic or calcareous rocks)
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mad-dog Skullcap, Tall Blue Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria lateriflora FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria lateriflora 164-05-003 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Alluvial forests, bogs, seeps, marshes, shores
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Rock Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria saxatilis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria saxatilis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria saxatilis 164-05-004 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Rocky forests
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hyssop Skullcap, Narrowleaf Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria integrifolia FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria integrifolia FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria integrifolia var. integrifolia 164-05-005 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, pine flatwoods, seeps in forests, bottomlands, other moist sites, ditches
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria incana var. incana FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria incana var. incana FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria incana 164-05-006 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands
Uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to North Carolina
Common Name: Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Scutellaria incana var. australis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria incana var. australis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy open woods or woodland margins
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria incana var. punctata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria incana var. punctata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria incana 164-05-006? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands
Uncommon to rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Showy Skullcap, Serrate Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria serrata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria serrata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria serrata 164-05-007 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Rich forests
Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large-flowered Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria montana FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria montana FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Mesic hardwood (or hardwood-shortleaf pine) forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Skullcap, Elliptic-leaved Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria elliptica 164-05-008 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Kentucky Skullcap, Hairy Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (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): Scutellaria elliptica 164-05-008? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests
Uncommon (rare in SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
falseteeth skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria pseudoserrata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria pseudoserrata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Rich, rocky forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Mellichamp's Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria mellichampii FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria incana var. australis FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria mellichampii 164-05-009 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Sandy deciduous forests on river bluffs, maritime hammocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Altamaha Skullcap, Pineland Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria altamaha FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria altamaha FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria mellichampii 164-05-009? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Sandy or rocky, dry forests
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Ocmulgee Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria ocmulgee FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria ocmulgee FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Bluff forests and other mesic hardwood forests with calcareous soils
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name:
Heartleaf Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Scutellaria ovata var. ovata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria ovata ssp. ovata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria ovata 164-05-010 FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to submesic forests and woodlands
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Heartleaf Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Scutellaria ovata var. bracteata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata FAMILY: Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Scutellaria ovata 164-05-010? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, hammocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Heartleaf Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (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): Scutellaria ovata 164-05-010? FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Shale barrens, other dry woodlands
Rare
Native to North Carolina
Common Name: Small's Skullcap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Scutellaria multiglandulosa FAMILY: Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Scutellaria multiglandulosa FAMILY: Lamiaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy bluff forests
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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