Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria nana A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 100 (1876) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | rootstock a little tuberous, plant densely grey pubescent, leaves crowded, entire, oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, flowers axillary, 14-21mm long, lower lip white |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scutellaria footeana Mulford Scutellaria holmgreniorum Cronquist |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |