Lamiaceae
Downy skullcap
Scutellaria incana
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Scutellaria
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Downy skullcap, Hoary skullcap
- German
- Herbst-Helmkraut
- Russian
- Шлемник седой
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.