Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria australis (Fasset) Epling |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 26: 21 (1939) |
Native Range | c. & e. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, crenate-serrate, 1-2cm, obtuse, on margins revolute, flowers axillary, pedicellate, corolla ca. 1cm |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Scutellaria parvula var. australis Fassett |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, NWY New York) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |