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Scutellaria lateriflora L.
Blue skullcap, mad dog skullcap, American skullcap
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Lamiaceae | Mint family |
| Genus | Scutellaria | From the Latin scutella, “a small dish, tray or platter,” and referring to the sepals which appear this way during the fruiting period |
| Species | lateriflora | |
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Scutellaria lateriflora description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm) 
6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)
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