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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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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.
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.
Note:
The leaves of
sharpwing monkeyflower have a stalk
(petiole).
NWI
status: OBL
Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus
ringens L.)
Native perennial.
Note:
The leaves of
Allegheny monkeyflower are attached to
the stem (sessile).
NWI
status: OBL
Water
speedwell (Veronica
anagallis-aquatica L.)
Native
Perennial.
NWI status:
OBL
Last update: 2/27/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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