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| Photo Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Scutellaria integrifolia L.. |
| Common
name: |
helmet skullcap |
| Synonomy: |
| Scutellaria incana Biehler ssp. hispida(Benth.) Epling |
| Sutellaria integrifolia L. var. hispida Benth |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1-2' |
| Foliage: |
leaves entire, opposite, lance shaped, lower leaves broader and slightly toothed |
| Flowers: |
blue, app. 1" long with arched upper lip and flaring lower lip(Newcomb) |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
mid June to mid July |
| Habitat: |
moist ground, borders of meadows and woods |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the State except in the Pine Barrens, where it is only occasional
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 107. |
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