Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Scutellaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Rhizomes fleshy, to 2 cm in diam., branched. Stems ascending, (15-)30-120 cm tall, much branched, subglabrous or antrorsely to spreading puberulent. Petiole ca. 2 mm, puberulent; leaf blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-4.5 × (0.3-)0.5-1.2 cm, papery, glab-rous or sparsely puberulent, abaxially densely impressed glandular, base rounded, margin entire, apex obtuse. Racemes terminal, 7-15 cm; basal bracts similar to stem leaves, upper ones ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 4-11 mm, subglabrous. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, puberulent. Calyx ca. 4 mm, ca. 5 mm in fruit, densely puberulent outside, margin ciliate, glabrous inside; scutellum ca. 1.5 mm, ca. 4 mm in fruit. Corolla purple-red to blue, 2.3-3 cm, densely glandular pubescent outside, pubescent on saccate part inside; tube conspicuously bent near base, throat to 6 mm wide; middle lobe of lower lip triangular-ovate, ca. 7.5 mm wide. Nutlets black-brown, ovoid, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, tuberculate, adaxially umbonate near base. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
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A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 38 cm high. It spreads 20 cm wide. It lies along the ground near its base. The leaves are sword shaped and 3-4 cm long. They are slightly hairy. The flowers are purple-blue and 2.5 cm long. They grow along one side of the stalk.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.25 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.38
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the eastern forest in Manchuria. In northern China it grows between 100-2,000 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
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Sandy and rocky places near the sea shore. Sunny, grassy slopes and waste ground from 100-2,000 metres above sea level.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The young leaves are eaten as a boiled vegetable. The plant is dried and used for tea.
Uses dye environmental use food medicinal ornamental tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Antiviral agents (root), Burns (root), Common cold (root), Dermatitis (root), Dysentery (root), Fever (root), Inflammation (root), Influenza, human (root), Jaundice (root), Pregnancy complications (root), Anodyne (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Cancer(Breast) (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Respiratory (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Antihistamine (unspecified), Antiphlogistic (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Cancer(Cervix) (unspecified), Cancer(Glands) (unspecified), Cancer(Pharynx) (unspecified), Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Cancer(Thyroid) (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Fetus (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Mastitis (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Restlessness (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Trachoma (unspecified), Viricide (unspecified), Antiabortifacient (unspecified), Tera (unspecified), Cancer(Lymphatic) (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Choleretic (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hypoglycemia (unspecified), Cancer(Nose) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 104
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Scutellaria baicalensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Scutellaria baicalensis world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Montenegro, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000307642
COL ID 4W23W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scutellaria baicalensis f. albiflora Scutellaria baicalensis Scutellaria adamsii Scutellaria davurica Scutellaria lanceolaria Scutellaria macrantha Scutellaria speciosa