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  8. Heart-leaved Skullcap

species 6,342 observations

Heart-leaved Skullcap

Scutellaria ovata

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

43 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Caloptilia scutellariella, Evans' Plume Moth, Verbena Bud Moth, Skullcap Skeletonizer Moth 5
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Phyllobrotica limbata 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Eastern Carpenter Bee, Pipevine Swallowtail, American Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Firefly 37

Children

  • Scutellaria ovata cuthbertii
  • Heartleaf Skullcap
  • Scutellaria ovata venosa
  • Scutellaria ovata rupestris
  • Scutellaria ovata pseudoarguta
  • Big-bracted Heartleaf Skullcap
  • Scutellaria ovata rugosa
  • Scutellaria ovata mexicana
  • Scutellaria ovata virginiana

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Light
Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam
Soil pH
Acid
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Rabbits
Habit
Erect

From NC State Extension and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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