Scutellaria alabamensis

Alabama skullcap
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species:
S. alabamensis
Binomial name
Scutellaria alabamensis
Alexander

Scutellaria alabamensis, known as Alabama skullcap, is a rare and endangered wildflower, endemic only to 9 counties in North central Alabama.[2][3]

Description

Alabama skullcap is an erect perennial herb, usually 4.5–6 cm tall, that produces blue and white flowers in an elongated cluster (rarely, flanked by 2 lateral clusters). Blooms early June-early July. [4]

It is one of 300-400 members of the Scutellaria genus of flowering plants, commonly known as skullcaps.

The skullcap name is because of the resemblance to medieval helmets.

Stem
Leaf

References

  1. ↑ "Scutellaria alabamensis". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "plants.usda.gov".
  3. ↑ "Flora of Alabama".
  4. ↑ "natureserve.org".
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