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Plant Details

Scutellaria integrifolia

Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower

Scientific Name:

Scutellaria integrifolia

Genus:

Scutellaria

Species Epithet:

integrifolia

Common Name:

Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Pink, Blue

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

May, June, July, August

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Wet pine savannas, seeps in forests, bottomlands, other moist sites. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Flowers

Helmet Skullcap is common throughout the state, growing in wet pine savannas, forest seeps, bottomlands and moist sites. The lower leaves are toothed but the upper ones have smooth edges or have only blunt teeth.

image

Esther Murphy, May 13, 2012, Ev-Henwood Preserve, Supply

Numerous pairs of narrowly elliptic leaves and leafy bracts subtending the flowers

Granville County, NC

The Scientific Name is Scutellaria integrifolia. You will likely hear them called Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower. This picture shows the Numerous pairs of narrowly elliptic leaves and leafy bracts subtending the flowers of Scutellaria integrifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Even the remnant calyx after seed drop is attractive.

Orange Co., NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Scutellaria integrifolia. You will likely hear them called Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower. This picture shows the Even the remnant calyx after seed drop is attractive. of Scutellaria integrifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Flowers are purple/lavender with a hooded upper lip.

Orange Co., NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Scutellaria integrifolia. You will likely hear them called Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower. This picture shows the Flowers are purple/lavender with a hooded upper lip. of Scutellaria integrifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Lower leaves are petioled, ovate shaped, and have toothed margins.

Orange Co., NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Scutellaria integrifolia. You will likely hear them called Narrowleaf Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower. This picture shows the Lower leaves are petioled, ovate shaped, and have toothed margins. of Scutellaria integrifolia

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 



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