Scutellaria elliptica
| Scutellaria elliptica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Scutellaria |
| Species: | S. elliptica
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutellaria elliptica Muhl.
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Scutellaria elliptica, commonly called hairy skullcap,[2][3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is a perennial forb found in the southeastern and mid-eastern states of the United States.
Description
The stems of S. elliptica may reach a height between 1.5 and 8 decimeters (6 to 31.5 inches). The leaves are elliptic to rhombic-ovate in shape, and are 3 to 8 centimeters (approximately 1.18 to 3.15 inches) in length with a width of 1.5 to 4 centimeters (approximately 0.6 to 1.6 inches).[5] It has blue flowers.
Distribution and habitat
Scutellaria elliptica is found in several of the United States ranging from Texas on the west to New York on the east and Michigan on the north to Florida on the south. Its global conservation status is secure according to Natureserve.[1]
Within the United States' Coastal Plain region, this species has been observed in habitat types such as upland pine communities.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Scutellaria elliptica". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ [1] Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas
- ^ NRCS. "Scutellaria elliptica". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- ^ Citizen science observations for Scutellaria elliptica at iNaturalist
- ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 902. Print.
- ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Florida: Leon.