Scutellaria columnae All. subsp. columnae

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Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Scutellaria// Species: Scutellaria columnae All.// Subspecies: Scutellaria columnae All. subsp. columnae.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Kostadinovski (2021 in Matevski) and Richardson (1972 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Perennial plant. hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to South Europe (Italy to Balkan Peninsula and Romania) and Northwest Africa) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Locality: ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, recorded on 05.06.2021.

Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – habit. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – habit. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowering stems with inflorescence. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – infloresence. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – leaves. Mountain ridge between Lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Shtalkovica, recorded 31.07.2024.

Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – habit. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – habit. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – inflorescences. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – inflorescence. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae– flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – capsules. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – capsules. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – upper leaves. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – stem with leaves. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – stem with leaves. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – adaxial side of leaf. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – adaxial side of leaf. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – flowers. Specimen from village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae – corollas. Specimen from village of Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Kostadinovski, M. 2021. Scutellaria L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 222–230.

Richardson, I. B. K. 1972. Scutellaria L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp, 135–137.

Scutellaria columnae All. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458212-1 [Accessed 29.08.2021].

Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171580-1 [Accessed 24.01.2026].

Scutellaria columnae subsp. columnae. The Euro+Med Plantbase. Source: 2010: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/96963396-6e43-4bb0-a9f6-2df9c2c05120 [Accessed 24.01.2026].

Last update: 24.01.2026.