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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria altamaha
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria altamaha
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-009?:
Scutellaria mellichampii FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria altamaha
COMMON NAME:
Altamaha Skullcap, Pineland Skullcap
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scutellaria altamaha
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scutellaria altamaha
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-05-009?:
Scutellaria mellichampii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scutellaria altamaha
4365
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy or rocky, dry forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Blue/ Violet
(lower lip marked with white)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lobed calyx with a distinct protuberance on the upper surface
2-lipped corolla, upper hood-like, lower plate-like
4 stamens, arched under the corolla's upper lip
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Schizocarp of mericarps
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