Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria saxatilis Riddell |
Bibliography | West. J. Med. Phys. Sci. 9(36): 571 (1836) |
Native Range | e. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stoloniferous, stems thin, ascendent, 15-40cm long, leaves broadly lanceolate to triangular, at base cordate, coarsely crenate, 4-5cm long, long petiolate, flowers 2cm in panicle |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale whitish violet |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scutellaria chamaedrys Shuttlew. ex Benth. Scutellaria saxatilis var. crassifolia Alph.Wood Scutellaria saxatilis var. pilosior Benth. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |