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4. Scutellaria cordifélia Muhl. Heart-leaved 
Skullcap. Fig. 3578. 
Scutellaria cordifolia Muhl. Cat. 56. 1813. 
Scutellaria versicolor Nutt. Gen. 2: 38. 1818. 
Perennial, densely glandular-pubescent; stem erect, 
usually stout, 1°-3° high, often simple. Leaves 
prominently veined, slender-petioled, broadly ovate, 
crenate-dentate all around, 2’-4’ long, all but the 
uppermost cordate at the base; racemes terminal, 
narrow, solitary or panicled; bracts ovate, mostly 
entire, commonly longer than the pedicels; fruiting 
calyx nearly 3” long; corolla puberulent, 107-12” 
long, blue with the lower side lighter or white, its 
tube narrow, its throat moderately dilated, its lat- 
eral lobes about as long as the upper lip; gynobase 
short. 
In woods and thickets, especially along streams, 
Pennsylvania to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas, 
Arkansas and Texas. Includes several races. June- | 
Aug. 3 
5. Scutellaria pilésa Michx. Hairy Skullcap. Fig. 3579. 
Scutellaria pilosa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am, 2: 11. 1803. 
Scutellaria ovalifolia Pers. Syn. 2: 136. 1807. 
S. hirsuta Short, Transyl. Journ. Med. 8: 582. 1836. 
Scutellaria pilosa hirsuta A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 2: Part 
I, 379. 1878. : 
Perennial, stem slender, simple or branched, 
hairy or downy below, sometimes hirsute, glan- 
dular-pubescent above, 1°-3° high. Leaves ovate, 
oval, or oblong, petioled, obtuse, or the upper 
subacute at the apex, crenate, 1’-3’ long, nar- 
rowed or rounded at the base or the lower sub- 
cordate; racemes terminal, solitary or panicled, 
sometimes also in the upper axils; bracts oblong 
or spatulate, entire, longer than the pedicels; 
fruiting calyx about 3” long; corolla blue, 6-8” 
long, minutely puberulent or glabrous, its lower 
‘lip and lateral lobes somewhat shorter than the 
arched upper one; gynobase short. 
In dry sandy woods and thickets, southern New 
York and Pennsylvania to Michigan, Missouri, 
Florida and Texas. Races differ in size and in pubes- 
cence. Ascends to 4000 ft. in North Carolina. May-— 
July. 
6. Scutellaria integrifolia L. Larger or 
Hyssop Skullcap. Fig. 3580. 
Scutellaria integrifolia L. Sp. Pl. 599. 1753. 
Scutellaria hyssopifolia L. Sp. Pl. 599. 1753. 
Perennial, hoary with a minute down; stem 
slender, erect, rather strict, simple or branched, 
6’-23° high. Leaves thin, linear to oblong, peti- 
oled, or the upper sessile, obtuse at the apex, 
entire, 1’-2’ long, 2’-6” wide, or the lower ovate, 
lanceolate or nearly orbicular, obtuse and some- 
times subcordate at the base, often crenate-den- 
tate or incised; racemes solitary or several, term- 
inal; bracts linear-oblong, subacute, longer than 
the pedicels; fruiting calyx 2’-3” long; corolla 
blue, or whitish underneath, 107-15” long, its 
large lips nearly equal; gynobase short. 
In fields, woods and thickets, Massachusetts to 
West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Louisi- 
ana and Texas. Consists of several races. May-— 
Aug.  Large-flowered scullcap. 
