Abstract The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from subspecies of Scutellaria albida L. (Lamiaceae): S. albida L. subsp. albida, S. albida L. subsp. colchica (Rech.f.) J.R.Edm., S. albida L. subsp. condensata (Rech.f.) J.R.Edm., and S. albida L. subsp. velenovskyi (Rech.f.) Greuter et Burdet from Turkey were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Linalool (20% and 29%) was identified as major component in the oils of S. albida subsp. albida and S. albida subsp. condensata oil, respectively. In the oil of S. albida subsp. colchica, hexadecanoic acid (13%) was found as major component. Î²-Caryophyllene (20%) was the main component of the oil of S. albida subsp. velenovskyi.