Through the Window_01
by Greg Reed
Title
Through the Window_01
Artist
Greg Reed
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Photograph - Photo
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Taken May 2014 in the Texas Hill Country
Heart -leafed Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata
Scutellaria ovata Hill
Heartleaf skullcap, Heart-leaf Skullcap
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
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USDA Symbol: SCOV
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Native Americans as well as traditional European herbalists used skullcap to induce sleep, relieve nervousness, and moderate the symptoms of epilepsy, rabies, and other diseases related to the nervous system. In other words, skullcap was believed to function as an herbal sedative.
A fantastic native ground cover for partly shady dry conditions. In spring and summer the foliage has a purple metallic patina that fades away in mid summer when clouds of violet blue flower spikes appear. Can go dormant after flowering in warmer zones.
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July 6th, 2014
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