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Scutellaria minor
Also called Skull Cap
Lesser skullcap is a low perennial wildflower of the mint family, native to western and northwestern Europe and the Azores, found in wet heaths and open woodland on acidic soils. It is a wild species rather than a commonly grown garden plant, and it prefers moist, acidic, lightly shaded conditions.
Scutellaria minor, the lesser skullcap, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.
Scutellaria minor has a southern temperate distribution in Europe. It grows in wet heaths and open woodland on acidic soils. In the British Isles, it is restricted to southern and western areas, extending as far north as the Outer Hebrides.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scutellaria minor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
