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Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora

Scutellaria lateriflora L. var. lateriflora

Blue Skullcap, Mad Dog Skullcap, Mad-dog Skullcap, Side-flowering Skullcap, Madweed

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SCLAL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Moist bottomlands and meadows, marshes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-25
Research By: CBR

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