Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria alpina L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 599 (1753) |
Native Range | sc. & s. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-2600m |
Description | weakly hirsute, leaves oval, dentate, lower leaves petiolate, flowers 20-25mm long in heads, lower lip often whitish, supporting bracts sometimes purple |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cassida alpina (L.) Moench Scutellaria albida Benth. Scutellaria alpina ssp. jabalambrensis Rivas Mart. & al. Scutellaria alpina var. lupulina (L.) Nyman Scutellaria alpina ssp. olympica Stoj. & Jordanov Scutellaria alpina var. prostrata Trautv. Scutellaria alpina var. pumila Lange Scutellaria compressa A.Ham. Scutellaria jabalambrensis Pau Scutellaria lupulina L. Scutellaria variegata A.Spreng. Scutellaria viscida A.Spreng. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |