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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Lamiaceae
Scutellaria galericulata L.
common skullcap, marsh skullcap
Scutellaria: from Latin scutella, "a small dish, tray or platter," and referring to the sepals which appear this way during the fruiting period
galericulata: a small cap
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-32" tall, aromatic forb; stems square, weak |
| Flower: | blue with white marks, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long; mostly solitary flowers from the axils of the leaves; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, usually 2 to 4 times as long as wide, barely stalked |
| Habitat: | wet; shores, meadows, marshes |
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