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. It 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 South Carolina to Alabama and north- 

 ward to New York and Illinois. 



The sketch was made from a specimen found near Washington, 

 District of Columbia. 



PLATE 2.37 



