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Heart-leaved Skullcap

Scutellaria ovata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 101, February 96, March 109, April 257, May 353, June 156, July 56, August 57, September 68, October 73, November 95, December 92.
United States4,664
Texas1,143
Arkansas703
Illinois562
Alabama447
Missouri411
Kentucky216
Canada192
Ontario192
Indiana151

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genusskullcaps · Scutellaria

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