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Scutellaria barbata
Barbed skullcap is a low perennial herb of the mint family that grows in moist and wet places such as paddy fields. It thrives in consistently damp soil and sun to partial shade.
Scutellaria barbata, the barbed skullcap, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Asia.
The herb grows on the flat-lands in South Central China. It is usually harvested at the end of summer.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
