Side-flowering skullcap

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Scutellaria lateriflora

Side-flowering skullcap, a reference photo
Photo: Rolf Engstrand · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Scutellaria lateriflora, (commonly "blue skullcap", "mad dog skullcap", "American skullcap", "side-flowering skullcap", etc.) is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Side-flowering skullcap being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Species
Scutellaria lateriflora

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