Pronunciation: skoo-tel-AIR-ee-a mex-i-KAY-na
Common name: Paperbag bush, Bladder sage
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly slopes, dry washes and
canyons below 5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua
tree woodland
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Scutellaria
2) mexicana
Formerly Salazaria mexicana