Scutellaria parvula
Scientific Name: | Scutellaria parvula |
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Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Common Name: | Small Skullcap |
Authority: | Michaux |
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C Value: | 6 |
Wetness: | FACU |
# of Species in Genus in Illinois: | 9 |
Duration: | Perennial |
Reproduction: | Monoecious |
Flower Type: | Perfect |
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Flower Color: | Blue |
Growth Habit: | Forb |
Leaf Arrangement: | Opposite |
Leaf Type: | Simple |
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Leaf Margin: | Entire |
Leaf Toothing: | Entire |
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Distribution: | BONAP Distribution Map |
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ID Tips: | upper leaves sessile, lower leaves petiolate. very small but very attractive. flowers are produced individually from the axils of the leaves, rather than in terminal or axillary racemes |
Gee Whiz: | Bees usually suck nectar from the flowers, although some of them also collect pollen. |
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More Info: | Illinois Wildflowers Search |