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Scientific name: Scutellaria integrifolia L.
Synonyms: Scutellaria incana Biehler ssp. hispida (Benth.) Epling;
Scutellaria integrifolia L. var. hispida Benth.
Common name: Helmet flower, Narrow-leaved Skullcap
Family:Lamiaceae; Mint
Origin: Native
Image: Scutellaria integrifolia L., Narrow-leaved Skullcap at the Road of Remembrance, "Old Stretch Road", flatwoods of the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, GA; May 25, 2009
Comments: At John D. Freeman Herbarium (AUA), Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama there is herbarium specimen No. 4167 Scutellaria integrifolia L., Helmet Flower collected in Georgia, possibly in Floyd County and identified by Alvin W. Chapman (1809-1899) in 1872-1890'. AUA Curator Dr Curtis Hansen provided image on July 23, 2007.
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Last updated on January 13, 2011.
References :
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: pg. 902
2. Auburn University Herbarium ( http://www.auburn.edu/herbarium/), Department of Biological Sciences Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
3. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
4. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Botanical Exploration in Floyd County, Georgia
Flatwoods at Berry College, Mt. Berry, Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, United States
A.W. Chapman collection from Floyd County, Georgia
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Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.
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