Scutellaria L.
Fls solitary or in spikes or racemes. Calyx with entire lips, upper with dorsal scale. Corolla-tube elongate, dilated towards 2-lipped limb; upper lip entire, lower 3-lobed. Anthers ciliolate; lower 1-celled, upper 2-celled. Nutlets small. Annual to perennial herbs or subshrubs. A widespread genus of some 250 spp., the N.Z. sp. endemic.
