Scutellaria integrifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLamiaceae
Family (Traditional)Lamiaceae
GenusScutellaria
Species:Scutellaria integrifolia L.
Common NameHelmet Flower
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; 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; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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.

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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

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Scutellaria integrifolia f. rhodantha Scutellaria integrifolia f. rhodantha Fernald

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: Adair (KY), Bath (KY), Calloway (KY), Clinton (KY), Greenup (KY), Laurel (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Marshall (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100521929 Adair Kentucky 23 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
202
EKY
Scutellaria integrifolia
TENN-V-0187030 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Scutellaria integrifolia
TENN-V-0187028 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Scutellaria integrifolia
TENN-V-0187029 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Scutellaria integrifolia
APSC0076600 Anderson Tennessee
APSC
Scutellaria integrifolia
BEREA016089 Bath Kentucky
BEREA
Scutellaria integrifolia
APSC0010781 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Scutellaria integrifolia
APSC0010831 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Scutellaria integrifolia
BRIT127944 Bledsoe Tennessee 12 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4931
VDB
Scutellaria integrifolia
31234100522216 Bledsoe Tennessee 13 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4931
EKY
Scutellaria integrifolia
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Scutellaria integrifolia - Ashley B. Morris
Scutellaria integrifolia - Ashley B. Morris
Scutellaria integrifolia - Ashley B. Morris
Scutellaria integrifolia - Ashley B. Morris
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Dwayne Estes
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Milo Pyne
Scutellaria integrifolia - Milo Pyne
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Shawn Krosnick
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Tara Littlefield
Scutellaria integrifolia - Theo Witsell
Scutellaria integrifolia - Theo Witsell
Scutellaria integrifolia - Theo Witsell
Scutellaria integrifolia - Theo Witsell
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw
Scutellaria integrifolia - Joey Shaw