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| habit showing leaves--these leaves have entire margins. Are they opposite or alternate? | flowers--the flowers are paired in the axils of the leaves |
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| unopened flowers--do you see how the sepals are zygomorphic? | flowers closeup--these flowers exhibit the typical mint structure, except for the sepals. The sepals have an upper appendage which resembles the skullcaps that monks wear--this is how to definitely identify the genus Scutellaria. |
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| this individual has darker blue flowers! | |
