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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria mellichampii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Mellichamp's Skullcap at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Indumentum patterns aid in distinguishing Scutellaria mellichampii from S. ocmulgee. Read Bradley in Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern US (Weakley et al., 2020).
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria incana var. australis
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Scutellaria mellichampii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-009:
Scutellaria mellichampii FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH The American species of Scutellaria (Epling, 1942)
Scutellaria mellichampii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria mellichampii
COMMON NAME:
Mellichamp's Skullcap
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Keith Bradley kab_35322461326_c
June Beaufort County SC
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_35361756005_kb
June Beaufort County SC
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_35361756005_kc
June Beaufort County SC
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_35361756005_kk
June Beaufort County SC
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_35361762005_c
June Beaufort County SC
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
All leaves serrate or crenate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Larry Mellichamp lar_s_mellicha_184137278
July Mecklenburg County NC
In cultivation
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Larry Mellichamp lar_s_mellicha_184137278c
July Mecklenburg County NC
In cultivation
Lower lip lacking blue spots, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Larry Mellichamp lar_s_mellichampii _4314
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria mellichampii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria incana var. australis
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Scutellaria mellichampii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-009:
Scutellaria mellichampii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The American species of Scutellaria (Epling, 1942)
Scutellaria mellichampii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria mellichampii
4366
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy deciduous forests on river bluffs, maritime hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ Violet
(lower lip marked with white)
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:
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p431
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p514
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p349
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