LAMIACEAE

Scutellaria wrightii

Common Name:  Shrubby skull-cap, bushy skull-cap

Perennial, native to Texas and Oklahoma.

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Scutellaria gets the name "skullcap" because the calyces have a skullcap-like protrusion (called a scutellum, hence the genus name). The leaves are opposite, and the flowers arise from the leaf axils. The flowers are rotated such that they both face the same dirrection.
 
Scutellaria wrightii entertains a guest