Scutellaria serrata H.C. Andrews. Common name: Showy Skullcap, Serrate Skullcap. Phenology: Mid May-late Jun. Habitat: Rich forests. Distribution: S. NY, s. OH, and KY south to GA and AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA, G, K4, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Collins (1976), Epling (1942); = Scutellaria serrata Andrews var. serrata — F. Basionym: Scutellaria serrata Andrews 1807
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, clumped perennial of rich, moist upland forests and well-drained alluvial forests.
Stems: Stems 1-several, 4-angled, simple, smooth or sparsely hairy above.
Leaves: Leaves opposite but crowded toward top of stem, where they may appear whorled; petiolate; oval to roughly diamond-shaped; 1 1/2-4 in. long; coarsely toothed and with a few hairs.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers erect-ascending in a 2- to 6-in.-long terminal raceme; blue-violet; about 1 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; tubular, opening to 2 lips, the upper one hood-like with curled-back side margins, and the spreading lower lip larger, broader and notched. The calyx tube is 2-lobed, with a distinctive cap-like projection on the upper lobe.
Fruits: Fruit a capsule containing 2-4 nutlets.
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Height: 8-24 in.
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description: Erect, clumped perennial of rich, moist upland forests and well-drained alluvial forests.
stems: Stems 1-several, 4-angled, simple, smooth or sparsely hairy above.
leaves: Leaves opposite but crowded toward top of stem, where they may appear whorled; petiolate; oval to roughly diamond-shaped; 1 1/2-4 in. long; coarsely toothed and with a few hairs.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers erect-ascending in a 2- to 6-in.-long terminal raceme; blue-violet; about 1 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; tubular, opening to 2 lips, the upper one hood-like with curled-back side margins, and the spreading lower lip larger, broader and notched. The calyx tube is 2-lobed, with a distinctive cap-like projection on the upper lobe.
fruits: Fruit a capsule containing 2-4 nutlets.
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