{"assessment":{"band":"Good","factor_identity":{"basis":"approved shared identity","growth_habit_source":"USDA PLANTS","name_used":"Scutellaria elliptica"},"factor_scopes":{"bees":"Southeastern North America","birds":"North America","caterpillars":"Host genera of native Lepidoptera with established South Carolina range; association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.","specialists":"Eastern North America","structure":"USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise sourced atlas growth habit"},"factors":{"applied_insect_credit":0,"baseline_score":37,"composite":0.588,"insect_support":{"credit":0,"groups":{"ants":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Ants","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"beetles":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Beetles","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"flies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Flies","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"moths_butterflies":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Adult butterflies / moths","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_hymenoptera":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other wasps","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"},"other_insects":{"credit":0,"flower_visits":[],"label":"Other insects","recorded_name_count":null,"recorded_names":[],"seed_interactions":[],"status":"unknown"}},"interpretation":"One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit.","maximum_credit":5,"version":"insect-support-1"},"pct":{"bees":0.9162531017369727,"birds":0.6643920595533499,"caterpillars":0.4975186104218362,"specialists":0.4323821339950372,"structure":0.5},"rank_pct":0.371,"raw":{"bees":23,"birds":1,"caterpillars":2,"genus_used":null,"specialists":0,"structure":["Forb/herb"]}},"fit_score":null,"native_basis":"native_inferred","rarity_adjustment":0,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Calculated with the shared rules using South Carolina host-range and shared ecological evidence.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a South Carolina percentile","score":37,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"state_rank":""},"source_ids":["lep_sc","globi","bigbee","avian","usdahabit","robertson","antseed"],"status":"scored_provisional","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:332d2573133b9e20fd198bd8ee1bd9fd2267e4f675cd42330ee2d02f53088c84","levels":[2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[2,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:26f7a0c216368d48b4688fb72e3a8074a92c5528e3f5e41ed0b4aacddbb08147","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Forb/herb"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"native_inferred"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["45037","45057","45073","45077"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["45037","45057","45073","45077"],"growth_habit":"forb","growth_habit_source":"tnky_atlas","invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":true,"native_evidence":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1692"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"native_status":"native_inferred","source_ids":["sernec:100654"],"source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_refs":["SC-checklist-5.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=5&clid=3141&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":null},"source_refs":["SC-checklist-5.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=5&clid=3141&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":{"value":null}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[2,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":null},"fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 52 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"fit_record":{"band":"Good","condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:332d2573133b9e20fd198bd8ee1bd9fd2267e4f675cd42330ee2d02f53088c84","levels":[2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[2,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:26f7a0c216368d48b4688fb72e3a8074a92c5528e3f5e41ed0b4aacddbb08147","levels":[1,3],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,3],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13035","13059","13185","13253","13311","21001","21005","21009","21011","21013","21021","21025","21027","21031","21033","21035","21039","21043","21045","21047","21053","21055","21057","21061","21063","21065","21069","21071","21075","21079","21089","21095","21099","21107","21109","21115","21125","21129","21133","21135","21141","21143","21147","21149","21151","21153","21165","21169","21171","21173","21177","21179","21183","21193","21195","21197","21199","21203","21205","21219","21221","21227","21231","37003","37021","37023","37027","37033","37035","37037","37039","37043","37045","37049","37051","37057","37059","37063","37067","37069","37071","37075","37077","37081","37083","37089","37097","37099","37103","37105","37109","37111","37113","37115","37119","37121","37125","37127","37131","37135","37141","37147","37149","37151","37153","37159","37161","37171","37173","37175","37179","37183","37189","37193","37199","45037","45057","45073","45077","47005","47013","47015","47019","47021","47035","47037","47041","47057","47061","47065","47073","47077","47079","47081","47083","47085","47087","47091","47093","47115","47121","47125","47137","47139","47149","47151","47155","47161","47163","47171","47179"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[2,4],"moisture":[1,3],"ph":null},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"counties":"USDA PLANTS: recorded in 52 NC counties","light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":true,"quercus_score":37,"state":"SC"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:0b17f32c466b5f168d83ebd3aa8d6821e26588dafd29fcbfad75f8bfb7d7cd88","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:10ac920cc624a82a31e9323b222cdca5eb1ed3e7343193c535a55fc686b6144a","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Blue","Purple/Lavender"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:51984e9d78149446f2c43f830a421d4b2a7dbf3bb353418582887faa5d7b2a3c","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:786f5440521152d7d730242d8555cbe0be58b9d0cc9c01c9ddefa155fc6db15c","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Acid (<6.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:c78ef05ccfdeaa4a12ab03abf8753c1c5ab77adf000fbbbac096f4ca2c1777f9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Perennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:f2b3fbd19c3902d8f6a5c9b563bbf5c8556b6f0598bde3fcd460bae46c1f6afb","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:44:39.070198+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"157ba8cdff0abf6058724dee01e41b6212d43732873396d9549d35bcf1483417","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-elliptica/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Blue","Purple/Lavender"],"hardiness_zones":["6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"],"life_cycle":["Perennial"],"light":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Moist","Occasionally Dry"],"soil_ph_categories":["Acid (<6.0)"]}},"wildflower_center":{"matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","retrieved":"2026-10-05T19:58:58.743655+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center","source_sha256":"d259f2607917ee49eae5f24145bbf69b91ba5fd134d6a74cecfaed83be3a9163","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCEL","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:7cf5ad4a1b260709f92fda4dfbf276ed076a81283ad79d81acb7dfc36723b31c","retrieved_at":"2026-10-05T19:58:58.743655+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"d259f2607917ee49eae5f24145bbf69b91ba5fd134d6a74cecfaed83be3a9163","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCEL","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Blue","Violet"]},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:94e472a042c56f1943b4a801b3df6da14762c4d46ec2a2dfdb5907fa5971ecc2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-05T19:58:58.743655+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"d259f2607917ee49eae5f24145bbf69b91ba5fd134d6a74cecfaed83be3a9163","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCEL","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":{"approximate":true,"kind":"upper_bound","max":2.3333333333333335,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:c34893efcb02a8ad2fddd93bdb74841fe552ab00c1d362579e46e5b917f97856","retrieved_at":"2026-10-05T19:58:58.743655+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"wildflower","source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","source_sha256":"d259f2607917ee49eae5f24145bbf69b91ba5fd134d6a74cecfaed83be3a9163","source_url":"https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCEL","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","value":["Perennial"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Blue","Violet"],"height_description":"Up to about 2.33333 feet","life_cycle":["Perennial"]}}},"light_range":["part shade","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1692"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:N","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"},{"claim":"native","matched_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","scope":"NC","source":"nc_flora","url":"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Native to South Carolina (estimated from combined sources)","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"native_inferred"},"source_name":"Scutellaria elliptica","taxon_id":"taxon:831ea266-2849-55f8-9582-7f68dad788a0","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[{"id":"scutellaria-elliptica-66273359","src":"/api/photos/image/b4c110e921410afc24cfc59597e264f8962e3fbd8e4494489eecfa4948e260ea.jpg","view":"bloom","alt":"Scutellaria elliptica — flower photograph","width":960,"height":968,"artist":"USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA","license":"Public domain","license_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Public_domain","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scutellaria_elliptica,_Hairy_Skullcap_flower_close_up,_Howard_County,_MD,_Helen_Lowe_Metzman_2017-07-25-20.44_(38700972784).jpg","changes":"Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching"}]}