Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. rugosa (A. Wood) Epling
Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. rugosa (A. Wood) Epling
- Common Name
- Heart-leaf Skullcap
- Synonym(s)
- Scutellaria ovata Hill var. rugosa (A. Wood) Fern.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp rugosa (A. Wood) Epling
- Comments
- Map incomplete at the present time, as many VA herbarium specimens have not been identified to subspecies. Though not endemic to shale barren habitats, this subspecies is a regular component of these and similar habitats on other rock types. Ssp./var. virginiana is included here. Scutellaria arguta Buckley is listed in synonomy of S. ovata ssp. rugosa var. arguta by Pittman (1988) with a range of w. North Carolina and e. Tennessee. This narrow Southern Appalachian endemic was listed by Massey (1961) without basis in the herbarium or card file.
- Habitat
- Dry to fairly mesic, rocky open forests, woodlands, barrens, and clearings over limestone, dolostone, shale, metabasalt, and other base-rich rocks. Frequent in the wc. and nw. mountains; infrequent or rare elsewhere. A Central Appalachian endemic (VA, WVA, MD).
- Native Status
- Native
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