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Lamiaceae

Havana skullcap

Scutellaria havanensis Jacq.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Scutellaria

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Havana skullcap: cultivated, South Miami, Florida. I just love these delicate, small bluish flowers.
Photo: scott.zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Havana skullcap

Synonyms

  • Melissa veronicifolia Pers.
  • Scutellaria cubensis A.Rich.
  • Scutellaria havanensis var. portoricensis Leonard
  • Scutellaria longiflora Small
  • Scutellaria rupicola Alain
  • Thymus veronicifolius (Pers.) Spreng.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.