Scutellaria multiglandulosa
Species of flowering plant
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Scutellaria multiglandulosa is a flowering plant in the genus Scutellaria and family Lamiaceae. It grows in parts of the Southeastern United States.[1] It is sometimes referred to by the common name Small's skullcap.[2]
| Scutellaria multiglandulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Scutellaria |
| Species: | S. multiglandulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutellaria multiglandulosa (Kearney) Small ex Harper | |
Description
S. multiglandulosa can reach a height between 1.5 and 8 decimeters (approximately 5.9 to 31.5 inches). The lowest-sitting leaves are triangular-ovate in shape and have a length of 0.7 to 3.5 centimeters. The higher leaves are range in shape from lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, with a length ranging between 2.5 and 6 centimeters.[3]
When flowers are produced (between April and May) they are blue to violet in color.[4][3] Petals are 1.3 to 2.5 centimeters in length.[3]