Gulf skullcap

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Scutellaria cardiophylla

Gulf skullcap, a reference photo
Photo: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Scutellaria cardiophylla, known as gulf skullcap and heartleaf skullcap, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma; it is considered a rare/imperiled species across most of its range. Skullcaps get their name from (and are recognized by) their crested calyx.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Gulf skullcap being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Species
Scutellaria cardiophylla

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