Scutellaria prostrata Jacquem. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Scutellaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Rhizomes woody. Stems few, ca. 10 cm tall, ascending, sparsely puberulent. Leaves subsessile upward, narrowly ovate, 1.5-1.7 cm × 7-9 mm, adaxially sparsely puberulent, abaxially subglabrous and glandular, base cuneate, margin remotely serrate, apex acuminate. Verticillasters numerous, crowded in terminal spikes ca. 6 cm; floral leaves broadly ovate, papery, densely pilose, long ciliate, margin subentire to slightly 1-or 2-serrate, apex acuminate. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, densely pilose. Calyx ca. 2 mm, pubescent outside; scutellum to 3 mm. Corolla yellowish, purplish on upper lip and lateral lobes of lower lip, purple spotted on middle lobe of lower lip, ca. 3 cm; tube pubescent outside, glabrous inside, slightly bent in front at base, ca. 3 mm wide at middle, gradually dilated to 5 mm wide at throat; middle lobe of lower lip subcircular, puberulent outside, glabrous inside, apex emarginate; lateral lobes near upper lip. Nutlets unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.05
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Scutellaria prostrata world distribution map, present in China, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000308333
COL ID 4W2J9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scutellaria prostrata