Scutellaria brachyspica is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is endemic to Japan, where it is found on the islands of Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture) and Shikoku.[1] [2] It is a common species in Japan.[3] Its natural habitat is in forest edges in hilly areas.[1]
Scutellaria brachyspica is a perennial, growing to 50 cm tall. Its blue-white flowers are clustered in a short terminal spikes. It blooms from May to June.[1] [3] The plant has a diploid number of 26.[4]