Scutellaria australis (Fassett) Epling. Common name: Southern Skullcap. Phenology: May-July. Habitat: Bottomland forests, rocky woodlands, glades, barren, prairie. Distribution: NC, s. WV, KY, IN, IL, MO, and KS, south to Panhandle FL, LA, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA, G, Il, WV, Epling (1942); = Scutellaria parvula Michx. var. australis Fassett — Ar, C, F, GrPl, Mo3, NcTx, NE, Tn, Tx; < Scutellaria parvula Michx. — Fl6, K4, RAB, S, WH3. Basionym: Scutellaria parvula Michx. var. australis Fassett 1937
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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