Swollen Skullcap


Scientific Name

Scutellaria barbata D.Don


Other Names

Baabre Ghaas


Life Form

Herb


Family

Lamiaceae



Baabre Ghaas
Image by - Saroj Kasaju
Usages

Not documented


Native to

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal


Habitat

Thrives in margins of rice paddies, streamsides, wet grasslands, at an elevation up to 2000 m.


Conservation Status

Not evaluated



Plant Description

It is slender herb with erect stems reaching a height of 12-35 cm.

Stem is hairless or sparsely covered with fine hairs.

Leaves are triangular-ovate to ovate-lanceshaped, measuring 1.3-3.2 cm long and 0.5-1 cm wide. They have a broadly wedge-shaped to nearly flat base and remotely toothed margins. Leafstalks are 0.1-0.3 cm long.

Flowers are purple-blue, measuring 0.9-1.3 cm long. They have a unique swollen sac-like base and are arranged in poorly defined clusters at the ends of branches.

Fruit is produced in small, inconspicuous structure within the flower. The sepal cup is about 0.2 cm long, but can enlarge to 0.45 cm when fruiting.


Phenology

Flowering: March-July.