Scutellaria drummondii
(Drummond’s Skullcap)
Scutellaria drummondii, McKinney Roughs Natural Area, Bastrop Co. 3569
Scutellaria drummondii, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3560
Scutellaria drummondii, Pedernales Falls State Park, Blanco Co. 2711
Scutellaria drummondii, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 5397
Scutellaria drummondii, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 5105
Scutellaria drummondii, Buescher State Park, Bastrop Co. 4943
Scutellaria drummondii, Pedernales Falls State Park, Blanco Co. 2730
Scutellaria drummondii, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3573
| 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. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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