Scutellaria serrata Andrews
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems simple, erect, 3–6 dm, essentially glabrous; lvs seldom more than 5 pairs, thin, ovate to rhombic-elliptic, 5–11 cm, crenate, broadly rounded to a cuneate base, glabrous or nearly so on both sides; petioles 5–20 mm; raceme commonly solitary, 6–15 cm, or with a pair of much shorter lateral ones as well; lowest pair of fls often subtended by foliage lvs; bracts entire, commonly surpassing the cal; cor 2.5 cm. Woods in the piedmont and mts.; Pa., and O. to N.C. and Tenn. May, June.
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Common Names
Allegheny-skullcap