Latin name: Scutellaria tuberosa Benth.
  Pronunciation: skoo-tel-AIR-ee-a too-ber-OH-sa

  Common name: Common skullcap
  Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
  Habitat: Brushy edges and open woods to 2000',
  chaparral, throughout cismontane southern Cal.

  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Scutellaria
  2) tuberosa
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