Common Name -  Common Skullcap
	Scientific Name - Scutellaria galericulata
	Family Name -  Mint (Lamiaceae)
Season	Summer perennial
Habitat	Wet areas, marshes, bogs and ditches.
Flower	Blue, irregular, with two lips. The flowers, 1" long, grow from the axils of the upper leaves. The upper lip of the flower is arched and the lower lip flares outward.
Leaves	Simple, toothed and opposite. The stem is square and the leaves are lance shaped and nearly stalkless.
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