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'''Blue skullcap''', known commonly as '''Scutellaria lateriflora, mad dog skullcap''',<ref name="int"/> and '''side-flowering skullcap''', is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America.
It has an upright habit, growing 60 to 80 centimeters in maximum height.<ref name="int2"/> It is a wetland-loving species and grows near marshes, meadows, and other wet habitat. The blue flowers are just under a centimeter long.<ref name="int2"/> Most of the flowers do not appear at the top of the main stem, but are produced along the length of side branches that grow from the leaf axils.
== Uses ==
Scutellaria lateriflora is used in herbal medicine as a mild sedative and sleep promoter.[Clarifiation needed] Other skullcaps used for similar purposes include common skullcap (S. galericulata), western skullcap (S. canescens), and southern skullcap (S. cordifolia).
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Scutellaria+lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora.]</ref>
<ref name="int2">[http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Scutellaria&Species=lateriflora Washington Burke Museum</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellaria_lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora]
[[Category:Herbs]]
'''Blue skullcap''', known commonly as '''Scutellaria lateriflora, mad dog skullcap''',<ref name="int"/> and '''side-flowering skullcap''', is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America.
It has an upright habit, growing 60 to 80 centimeters in maximum height.<ref name="int2"/> It is a wetland-loving species and grows near marshes, meadows, and other wet habitat. The blue flowers are just under a centimeter long.<ref name="int2"/> Most of the flowers do not appear at the top of the main stem, but are produced along the length of side branches that grow from the leaf axils.
== Uses ==
Scutellaria lateriflora is used in herbal medicine as a mild sedative and sleep promoter.[Clarifiation needed] Other skullcaps used for similar purposes include common skullcap (S. galericulata), western skullcap (S. canescens), and southern skullcap (S. cordifolia).
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Scutellaria+lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora.]</ref>
<ref name="int2">[http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Scutellaria&Species=lateriflora Washington Burke Museum</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellaria_lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora]
[[Category:Herbs]]
