Scutellaria serrata
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| Scutellaria serrata | |
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| Scutellaria serrata in Shenandoah National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Scutellaria |
| Species: | S. serrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutellaria serrata Andrews | |
Scutellaria serrata, commonly known as showy skullcap or serrate skullcap, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is a perennial herb native to the eastern United States, where it occurs in rich forests and other upland wooded habitats.[1][2]
Scutellaria serrata is a perennial herb with erect, simple stems and opposite leaves. Leaf blades are coarsely toothed and the flowers are borne in terminal racemes. The flowers are typically blue-violet and bilaterally symmetrical, with a tubular corolla typical of the mint family.[2]
