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Accession Data

Scutellaria alpina

Common Name: Alpine Skullcap

Family: Lamiaceae

Country of Origin: Europe and Russia

Description: Violet blue flowers with white to cream colored lips, 15 cm tall, slow spreading and mat forming. Blooms in summer. The leaves are oval and invariably toothed, arranged in opposite pairs. Flowers are borne on short, erect stems, in dense quadrangular clusters about 2 cm long.

Found in the wild in central and southern Europe and Russia.

Prefers mostly sunny location and slightly alkaline soil with excellent drainage. Propagate from seed in the spring.

Accession Data

Accession #: 198500247

Accession Date: 1985-12-31

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2102

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

SubFamily: Scutellarioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 February 2015.
  3. Scutellaria Group Website

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Scutellaria alpina