Biology:Scutellaria brachyspica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Scutellaria brachyspica
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species:
S. brachyspica
Binomial name
Scutellaria brachyspica
Nakai & H.Hara

Scutellaria brachyspica is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is endemic to Japan, where it is found on the islands of Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture) and Shikoku.[1][2] It is a common species in Japan.[3] Its natural habitat is in forest edges in hilly areas.[1]

Scutellaria brachyspica is a perennial, growing to 50 cm tall. Its blue-white flowers are clustered in a short terminal spikes. It blooms from May to June.[1][3] The plant has a diploid number of 26.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Scutellaria brachyspica (in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa
  2. Scutellaria brachyspica Prof. Summer's Web Garden: Japanese Wild Flowers
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 771. 
  4. Zaidanhozin Sensyokutai-Gakkai (2003). Chromosome Science. 7-8. Society of Chromosome Research. p. 129. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15363990 entry