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Richardson, Charmaine

Scutellaria drummondii var. edwardsiana

Scutellaria drummondii Benth. var. edwardsiana B.L. Turner

Drummond's Skullcap

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SCDRE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Hairs of middle and lower stems are mostly eglandular on this variety.

The species name of this plant is named for Thomas Drummond, (ca. 1790-1835), naturalist, born in Scotland, around 1790. In 1830 he made a trip to America to collect specimens from the western and southern United States. In March, 1833, he arrived at Velasco, Texas to begin his collecting work in that area. He spent twenty-one months working the area between Galveston Island and the Edwards Plateau, especially along the Brazos, Colorado, and Guadalupe rivers. His collections were the first made in Texas that were extensively distributed among the museums and scientific institutions of the world. He collected 750 species of plants and 150 specimens of birds. Drummond had hoped to make a complete botanical survey of Texas, but he died in Havana, Cuba, in 1835, while making a collecting tour of that island.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , OK , TX

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

NPSOT - Austin Chapter - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 281 - Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas (1999) Diggs, G. M.; B. L. Lipscomb; B. O'Kennon; W. F...

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Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Scutellaria drummondii var. edwardsiana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Scutellaria drummondii var. edwardsiana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scutellaria drummondii var. edwardsiana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-15
Research By: TWC Staff

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