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Scutellaria orientalis L.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesScutellaria orientalis L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 598 (1753)
Native RangeKrym to Caucasus and Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-1500m
Descriptiondensely finely tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, broadly ovate, deeply crenate, adaxially dark green, abaxially silvery tomentose, spike oblong, flowers ca. 3cm long
Size10-20cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsScutellaria hercegovinica Formánek
Scutellaria heterochroa Juz.
Scutellaria hirtella Juz
Scutellaria hypopolia Juz.
Scutellaria orientalis var. chamaedryfolia Rchb.
Scutellaria orientalis var. microphylla K.Koch
Scutellaria orientalis var. taurica (Juz.) N.P.Popov
Scutellaria orientalis var. taurica (Juz.) Popov
Scutellaria stevenii Juz.
Scutellaria subalbida Klokov
Scutellaria taurica Juz.
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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