Scutellaria brachyspica explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://mikawanoyasou.org/data/okatatunamisou.htm Scutellaria brachyspica
  2. http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~flower_world/Lamiaceae/Scutellaria%20brachyspica.htm Scutellaria brachyspica
  3. Book: Ohwi, Jisaburo . 1965 . Flora of Japan . Smithsonian Institution . 771.
  4. Book: 129 . Chromosome Science . 7-8 . Zaidanhozin Sensyokutai-Gakkai . Society of Chromosome Research . 2003.