Herbarium specimen of Scutellaria ovata Hill ssp. bracteata (Benth.) Epling, Heartleaf Skullcap, PH 01070965, at The Academy of Natural Sciences's Herbarium (PH), Botany Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was collected in Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, and identified by Francis W. Pennell (1886-1952) as Scutellaria versicolor Nutt., on August 4, 1912.

Acknowledgment: Alina Freire-Fierro, Collection Manager of PH Herbarium at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA donated this image of Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata (Benth.) Epling on March 18,2008 and gave permission for the image’s display on this web site. ©The copyright for this image is retained by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

References : 1. The Academy Of Natural Sciences Herbarium ( http://www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/botany/), Botany Department, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 2. Pittman, Albert B. " Systematic Studies in Scutellaria Section Mixtae (Labiatae)." Diss. Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, 1988: 190-192. 3. USDA, NRCS. 2008. The PLANTS National Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Last updated on March 24, 2008. Botanical explorations in Floyd County, Georgia Plant Explorers in Floyd County, Georgia from 1540-2006. Specimens from Floyd County, Georgia collected from 1872-1972. © Copyright Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford! 2008., floyd-flora.com, Rome, Georgia, U.S.A.