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Scutellaria species [Lamiaceae]

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Scientific Name Scutellaria drummondii USDA PLANTS Symbol SCDR2
Common Name Drummond's Skullcap ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 32795
Family Lamiaceae (Mint) Wildflower Center Ref. Click Here
Description Habitat: Sandy, gravelly, rocky or clayey soils on rocks, ledges, flats, and on plateaus and hillsides.
Plant: Annual with several erect or reclining, 6 to 12 inches tall; stems with relatively long, often gland-tipped, hairs.
Leaves: Ovate leaves 1/4 to 3/4-inch long on short petioles lower, sessile above; lower leaves have crenate edges, upper leave edges are entire, small, short, somewhat glandular hairs on surfaces.
Inflorescence: Small flowers from leaf axils along upper stem; blue-violet two-lipped corolla ~1/2-inch long; lower lip much larger with three lobes and parallel white guides; calyx has long hairs, some glandular.
Bloom Period: February to July.
Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, and iNaturalist.
BONAP Distribution Map

Texas Status:
Native
Scientific Name Scutellaria ovata USDA PLANTS Symbol SCOV
Common Name Heartleaf Skullcap ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 32772
Family Lamiaceae (Mint) Encyclopedia of Life Ref. Click Here
Description Habitat: Moist or dry, sandy, limey soils in open woodlands, brushy areas and along roadsides.
Plant: Erect perennial, one or more stems 9 to 30 inches tall, branched in upper section.
Leaves: Opposite leaves along each stem, blades are 1-4 inches long, cordate-shaped, deeply veined, toothed edges. Lower leaves larger and have slender petioles; upper leaves much smaller and sessile.
Inflorescence: Terminal racemes, up to 4 inches long, single or in a panicle; flowers with 5 pale to dark blue petals united at base into a slender tube; two petals united forming upper, hooded lip, bottom three petals forming a much larger lower lip with center petal having a white throat with dark speckles.
Bloom Period: April to June.
Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi.
BONAP Distribution Map

Texas Status:
Native
Scientific Name Scutellaria wrightii USDA PLANTS Symbol SCWR2
Common Name Wright's Skullcap, Bushy Skullcap ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 32782
Family Lamiaceae (Mint) Wildflower Center Ref. Click Here
Description Habitat: Dry limestone, caliche or sandy loam soils in prairies, on bluffs, open woods and along roadsides; less common in Central Texas than S. drummondii
Plant: Small, somewhat bushy perennial with numerous erect and curved branches arising from a woody base; stems 6 to 12 inches tall covered with minute hairs that are almost invisible.
Leaves: Opposite, oval/oblong hairy leaves 3/8 to 3/4-inch long and less than 3/8-inch wide with rounded tips on short petioles ~1/8-inch long or less.
Inflorescence: Small flowers ~3/8-inch long crowded in upper leaf axils; blue-violet two-lipped corolla; lower lip much larger with three lobes and parallel white guides; corolla bends sharply upward at the end of the calyx; calyx appears smooth to the naked eye.
Bloom Period: March to July.
Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and iNaturalist.
BONAP Distribution Map

Texas Status:
Native



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