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Scutellaria racemosa
South American skullcap is a small, odorless perennial herb in the mint family, with square stems and pinkish-purple flowers, despite its name it is native to parts of North America rather than South America. It thrives in open, sunny, well-drained sites such as prairies, meadows and rocky slopes.
Scutellaria racemosa is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is one of the many species in the genus Scutellaria, commonly known as skullcaps.
According to Plants of the World Online, Scutellaria racemosa is native to parts of North America. It is typically found in open habitats such as prairies, meadows, rocky slopes, and woodland edges where well-drained soils prevail.
Alabama skullcap · Scutellaria alborosea · Alpine Scullcap · Nose skullcap · Florida scrub skullcap · Baikal Skullcap · Barbed Skullcap · Sierra skullcap · Scutellaria brachyspica · Britton's skullcap · California skullcap · Gulf skullcap
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scutellaria racemosa 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.
