Scutellaria lateriflora

Scutellaria lateriflora

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species:
S. lateriflora
Binomial name
Scutellaria lateriflora

Scutellaria lateriflora, (commonly "blue skullcap", "mad dog skullcap",[1][2], "American skullcap", "side-flowering skullcap", etc.) is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America.

It has an upright habit, growing 60–80 cm (24–31 inches) in maximum height.[3][4] It is a wetland-loving species and grows near marshes, meadows, and another wet habitat. The blue flowers are just under 1 cm (0.4 inches) long.[3][4] Most of the flowers do not appear at the top of the main stem but are produced along the length of side branches that grow from the leaf axils.

Other skullcaps (Scutellaria) species include common skullcap (S. galericulata), western skullcap (S. canescens), and southern skullcap (S. cordifolia).

  1. ^ a b Scutellaria lateriflora. NatureServe. 2012.
  2. ^ mad dog, n. -compounds Oxford English Dictionary - mad dog because it was a supposed cure for hydrophobia
  3. ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment
  4. ^ a b Washington Burke Museum