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Wetland and Aquatic Plants of Oklahoma

Interactive Keys: Emergent

Purple and Blue Flowers
 
3. Flowers with four petals or lobes 
            a. Lamiaceae
            b.
Scrophulariaceae
 

Mints (Lamiaceae)

Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) 
Introduced perennial.
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Mentha spicata map                                     Mentha spicata

Note: Used by several tribes as a flavoring.  The Cherokees also used spearmint to treat cramps, headaches, fevers, gastrointestinal distress, and as a sedative.

NWI status: FACW+

Blue skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora L.)  
Native perennial.

Scutellaria lateriflora map                                   Scutellaria lateriflora

Note: Used by the Cherokee to treat diarrhea, kidney disorders, breast pain, and to expell afterbirth.

NWI status: FACW+

Snapdragons (Scrophulariaceae)

Sharpwing monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus Ait.) 
Native Perennial.

Mimulus alatus map                                   Mimulus alatus

Note: The leaves of sharpwing monkeyflower have a stalk (petiole).

NWI status: OBL

Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens L.) 
Native perennial.

Mimulus ringens map                 Mimulus ringens

Note: The leaves of Allegheny monkeyflower are attached to the stem (sessile).

NWI status: OBL 

Water speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.) 
Native Perennial.

Veronica anagallis-aquatica map                           Veronica anagallis-aquatica

NWI status: OBL

Last update: 2/27/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland

bhoagland@ou.edu

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