Lamiaceae
Helmet flower
Scutellaria integrifolia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Scutellaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Helmet flower
Synonyms
- Scutellaria caroliniana Lam.
- Scutellaria hyssopifolia L.
- Scutellaria hyssopifolia var. hispida (Benth.) Reveal
- Scutellaria integrifolia f. rhodantha Fernald
- Scutellaria integrifolia subsp. hispida (Benth.) Epling
- Scutellaria integrifolia subsp. typica Epling
- Scutellaria integrifolia var. floridana Penland
- Scutellaria integrifolia var. glabriuscula Penland
- Scutellaria integrifolia var. hispida Benth.
- Scutellaria integrifolia var. hyssopifolia (L.) Pursh
- Scutellaria integrifolia var. major Chapm.
- Scutellaria polymorpha A.Ham.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: David Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jamie Hebb, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, 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
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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.