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Scutellaria alabamensis

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Alabama skullcap
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species:
S. alabamensis
Binomial name
Scutellaria alabamensis
Alexander

Scutellaria alabamensis, known as Alabama skullcap, is a rare and endangered wildflower, endemic only to 9 counties in North central Alabama.[1][2]

Description

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Alabama skullcap is an erect perennial herb, usually 4.5–6 cm tall, that produces blue and white flowers in an elongated cluster (rarely, flanked by 2 lateral clusters). Blooms early June-early July. [3]

It is one of 300-400 members of the Scutellaria genus of flowering plants, commonly known as skullcaps. [4][circular reference]. The skullcap name is because of the resemblance to medieval helmets.

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References

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  1. ^ "plants.usda.gov".
  2. ^ "Flora of Alabama".
  3. ^ "natureserve.org".
  4. ^ "wiki/Scutellaria".
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