Lamiaceae
Blue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Scutellaria
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- قنطريون أزرق
- arz
- قنطريون ازرق
- Chinese
- 北美黃芩, 北美黄芩
- English
- Blue skullcap
- Persian
- فرنجمشک
- Polish
- Tarczyca bocznokwiatowa
- Spanish
- Escutelaria de Virginia
Synonyms
- Cassida lateriflora (L.) Moench
- Scutellaria lateriflora f. albiflora Fernald
- Scutellaria lateriflora f. rhodantha Fernald
- Scutellaria lateriflora var. albiflora Farw.
- Scutellaria lateriflora var. axillaris Jenn.
- Scutellaria polybotrya Bernh.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 843 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jason Hill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: daksu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Healthy Yards, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.