Scutellaria ovata J. Hill var. bracteata Bentham. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, hammocks. Distribution: MO south through AR and OK to c. TX and Mexico; disjunct eastward in s. MS, c. and n. AL, w. Panhandle FL, nw. GA, and NC and SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA, GrPl, Il; = Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. bracteata (Benth.) Epling — Fl6, Mo3, NcTx, W, WH3, Epling (1942); = Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. bracteata (Benth.) Epling var. bracteata — Pittman (1988); > Scutellaria cordifolia Muhl. var. minor C.Mohr; > Scutellaria cuthbertii Alexander — S; < Scutellaria ovata Hill — Ar, RAB; > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. bracteata (Benth.) Epling — Tx; > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. cuthbertii (Alexander) Epling — Epling (1942); > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. mexicana Epling — K4, Tx, Epling (1942), invalid name; < Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. ovata; < Scutellaria ovata Hill var. ovata — C, F, G; > Scutellaria ovata Hill var. pilosior (Benth.) Leonard; > Scutellaria versicolor Nutt. var. minor Chapm. Basionym: Scutellaria ovata Hill var. bracteata Benth. 1915
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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© Alan Cressler: Scutellaria ovata subsp. bracteata, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata, Keel Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Madison County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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