Scutellaria ovata, commonly known as the heartleaf skullcap, is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). Its range in the United States is from Minnesota to Florida, and from Texas to the Atlantic coast. It is also native to Mexico.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Scutellaria ovata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Scutellaria ovata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections1
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Scutellaria ovata isolate PE009 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
Marker genes sequenced
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK3★rbcL6★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualScutellaria ovata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 20 n = 10
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
n 101×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pittman, A. B. 1987. Systematic studies in Scutellaria section Mixtae (Labiatae). ASB Bull. 34: 72.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 423≤1 km 295≤10 km 106>10 km 291
2 115 georeferenced · 385 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 500
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 18≤1 km 56≤10 km 81>10 km 8
163 georeferenced · 123 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence286
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions47 of 59 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Austin, US
31
Fayetteville, US
25
Wuzhou, CN
22
Tuscaloosa, US
16
Bangkok, TH
14
Saint Louis, US
13
BAYLUlocation not on record
13
Fort Worth, US
13
Chapel Hill, US
11
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
11
Jackson, US
10
Williamsburg, US
9
Dekalb, US
7
Bronx, US
6
Davenport, US
5
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
5
Columbia, US
5
Little Rock, US
4
AUAlocation not on record
4
US
3
San Angelo, US
3
Jefferson City, US
3
Chadron, US
3
EL PASO, US
3
US
2
Lubbock, US
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Edmonton, CA
2
College Park, US
2
Pittsburg, US
2
Whitewater, US
2
Conway, US
2
Conway, US
2
Northridge, US
1
Macomb, US
1
Miami, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Allentown, US
1
Mississippi State, US
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Podgorica, ME
1
US
1
Clemson, US
1
Emporia, US
1
Bloomington, US
1
MEXUlocation not on record
1
Baltimore, US
1
Fargo, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
Green Bay, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Richmond, US
1
Knoxville, US
1
Chicago, US
1
GAlocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 283 of 286 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Scutellaria ovata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 786 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗