Scutellaria serrata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Lamiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Scutellaria
Species:	Scutellaria serrata Andrews
Common Name	Showy Skullcap
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

View More Photos »

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

+−

Leaflet | Powered by Esri | Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS

State Boundaries
Counties
Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Show/Hide Ecoregions
Show/Hide Ecoregion Labels

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, UCHT, TENN, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0187325	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Scutellaria serrata
TENN-V-0187324	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Scutellaria serrata
TENN-V-0187322	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Scutellaria serrata
APSC0010755	Campbell	Tennessee			APSC Scutellaria serrata
TENN-V-0187323	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Scutellaria serrata
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	08 May 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Scutellaria serrata
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	16 May 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Scutellaria serrata
ETSU026122	Carter	Tennessee	16 May 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19286	ETSU Scutellaria serrata
ETSU019054	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Scutellaria serrata
ETSU019056	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Scutellaria serrata

Scutellaria serrata

Related Links

Species Distribution Map

Ecoregions

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

Plant Photos