Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Scutellaria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-008:
Scutellaria elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Skullcap, Elliptic-leaved Skullcap
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JK Marlow jkm120525_407
May Oconee County SC
Bracts reduced upward, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120525_411
May Oconee County SC
Corolla 2-lipped, upper lip hood-like, lower broader & marked with white, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm120526_618
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves ovate, tending to rhombic, with scalloped margins & blunt at the apex, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm120526_622
May Spartanburg County SC
Stems pubescent. Petioles usually obscured by decurrent blade tissue, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120616_902
June Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
This nonconformist plant has leaves in whorls of 3.
JK Marlow jkm210603_1027
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Racemes not one-sided, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120727_939
July Spartanburg County SC
The upper side of the seed capsule flips off when seeds are ripe, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmselliptica_wadpurp
Month Unknown Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves short-stalked, mostly rhombic-ovate, crenate from widest point to tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-008:
Scutellaria elliptica
FAMILY
Lamiaceae