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Scutellaria incana var. australis

Scutellaria incana Biehler var. australis (Epling) Collins, ined.

Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap, Southern Hoary Skullcap

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s): Scutellaria altamaha ssp. australis, Scutellaria mellichampii

USDA Symbol: SCINA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , MS , NC , SC
Native Habitat: Dry, rocky hillsides with open pine-hardwood cover, open pinewoods, edges of pineland bogs, fields, roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 51 - Alabama Plant Atlas (2020) Alabama Herbarium Consortium (AHC) and The University of West Alabama
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-25
Research By: CBR

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