Scutellaria hirta

Scutellaria hirta
Systematics
Euasterids I Order : Mint family (Lamiales) Family : Mint family (Lamiaceae) Subfamily : Scutellarioideae Genre : Skullcap ( Scutellaria ) Type : Scutellaria hirta
Scientific name
Scutellaria hirta
Sm.

Scutellaria hirta (Sibthorp & Smith, Flora Graeca . Volume 6, Plate 583)

Scutellaria hirta is a species of skullcap herb ( Scutellaria ).

features

Scutellaria hirta is a perennial subshrub that reaches heights of 3 to 10 (20) centimeters. The base of the plant is lignified, ascending and with dense downy hairs with protruding glandular hairs . The leaves are 10 to 20 millimeters in size. The inflorescence is 30 to 50 millimeters large and dense. The bracts are 4 to 5 millimeters in size and do not protrude beyond the calyx. The crown is 9 to 10 (12) millimeters in size and cream-colored, its upper lip is reddish.

The flowering period extends from April to June.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.

Occurrence

Scutellaria hirta is endemic to Crete . The species grows in crevices, rubble and phrygana on limestone at altitudes of (800) 1400 to 2400 meters.

literature

• Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 258 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scutellaria hirta at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis