黃芩屬

This is Scutellaria brevibracteata, a nice East Mediterranean perennial that is also found in the heights of Mt Hermon, where this pic was taken.You can see here the typical cup-like upper part of the united sepals and the long-tubed, sage-like flowers.

Flowers, Shangri-La, Yunnan, China, 2007

Flowrs, Lvchun, Yunnan, China, 2008

Jepson Lava Beds Workshop with Sean (of the dead) Smith and Steve Jessup