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Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)
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Other common names: Hoary Skullcap
Native
Family:
Lamiaceae (Mint)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: May to
July
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 8/8/2010
Notes:
Tiny whitish hairs on flower and stem.
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Downy Skullcap may be
easily confused with:
- Hyssop Skullcap
Leaf of downy skullcap is toothed to shallowly lobed, while that of hyssop is completely even.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
