WOOD SKULLCAP 
Scutellaria serrata Andrews 
This species is one of the most showy and beautiful of all the 
skullcaps, of which there are over sixty species in the United States. 
Its large, blue-purple flowers and the bright-green scentless foliage 
distinguish it from most other members of the Mint Family native 
in the Eastern States. [t is a forest plant, apparently preferring soils 
of low acidity, forming small dense clumps, and flowering in May 
and June. Pink and white forms are occasionally found. 
Wood skullcap ranges from SouthCarolina to Alabama and north- 
watd to New York and Illinois. 
The sketch was made from a specimen found neat Washington, 
District of Columbia. 
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