PLANTS Profile for Scutellaria integrifolia (helmet flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Scutellaria integrifolia L.
helmet flower

Symbol:

SCIN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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George Pyne. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Scutellaria integrifolia L.

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Synonyms:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.

	SCINH2	Scutellaria incana Biehler ssp. hispida (Benth.) Epling
	SCINH	Scutellaria integrifolia L. var. hispida Benth.

Distribution:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 45 species in Scutellaria

Classification:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Scutellaria L. – skullcap
Species	Scutellaria integrifolia L. – helmet flower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
hyssop skullcap		Endangered
New York:
hyssop-skullcap		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Scutellaria integrifolia L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Scutellaria integrifolia L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Scutellaria integrifolia L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32801.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 01:47 PM CDT