Scutellaria ovata J. Hill var. ovata . Common name: Heartleaf Skullcap. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Mesic to submesic forests and woodlands. Distribution: VA, OH, s. MI, s. WI, and se. MN south to FL Panhandle, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA, Il; = Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. ovata — K4; = Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. ovata var. ovata — Pittman (1988); < Scutellaria ovata Hill — RAB, S, Tn; > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. calcarea Epling — Epling (1942), invalid name; > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. ovata — Mo3, Va, W; > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. venosa Epling — Epling (1942); > Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. versicolor (Nutt.) Epling — Epling (1942); > Scutellaria ovata Hill var. calcarea (Epling) Gleason — C, G; >< Scutellaria ovata Hill var. ovata — C, F, G; > Scutellaria ovata Hill var. versicolor (Nutt.) Fernald — C, F, G, GrPl, Mi, WV; > Scutellaria versicolor Nutt. Basionym: Scutellaria ovata Hill 1768
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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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