Scutellaria columnae All.

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

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

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 of forests.

Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

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

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

References:

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].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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