Scutellaria_brachyspica

<i>Scutellaria brachyspica</i>

Scutellaria brachyspica

Species of flowering plant

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]

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