Scutellaria lateriflora L.

Flora of the Upper Verde River
Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Lamiaceae
Scutellaria lateriflora L.
34° 51.871 N, 112° 4.495W; 3560 ft, 1090 m elevation.
Near confluence of Verde River with Sycamore Creek; ca.
6.5 mi E of Clarkdale..
Banks of stream in saturated-damp soil and partial sun with
Platanus wrightii, Prosopis velutina, Populus fremontii,
Alnus oblongifolia, Fraxinus velutina, Juncus articulatus,
Juncus xiphioides, Scutellaria lateriflora, Baccharis
sarothroides, Echinochloa crus-galli, Potamogeton, Carex
senta, Schoenoplectus americanus, Mentha spicata,
Equisetum laevigatum, Epipactis gigantea, Nasturtium
aquaticum, Berula erecta, Lobelia cardinalis, Acacia
greggii, Frangula californica, Chilopsis
linearis, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis arizonica, Berberis
haematocarpa, Brickellia californica, Brickellia
floribunda, Eragrostis cilianensis, Eragrostis intermedia,,
Baccharis salicifolia, Typha domingensis, Xanthium
strumarium, Polypogon viridis, Lactuca serriola,
Taraxacum officinale, Symphyotrichum falcatum,
Melilotus alba, Melilotus officinalis.
Erect biennial/short-lived perennial wetland herb to ca. lm
from thin rhizomes; herbage unscented; corolla light
purple and white; uncommon in general but frequent in
Sycamore Canyon and the Black Canyon section of the
Upper Verde River, locally abundant.
Frankie S. Cobum 885	3 August 2012
with Brenton Scott and Elizabeth Makings
Arizona State University Herbarium (ASU)
02595108