Latin name: Scutellaria mexicana (Torr.) A.J. Paton
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
Name derivations: 1) Scutellaria 2) mexicana
Formerly Salazaria mexicana
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