Species

Scutellaria galericulata L.

Skullcap

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Scutellaria (Skullcap)

Synonyms

Scutellaria galericulata
Cassida galericulata
Cassida major
Scutellaria adamsii
Scutellaria epilobiifolia
Scutellaria galericulata subsp. pubescens
Scutellaria galericulata var. epilobiifolia
Scutellaria galericulata var. glaberrima
Scutellaria galericulata var. humilis
Scutellaria galericulata var. pauciflora
Scutellaria galericulata var. pubens
Scutellaria galericulata var. pubescens
Scutellaria galericulata var. vulgaris
Scutellaria pauciflora

Related species

Scutellaria galericulata L. - Skullcap
Scutellaria hastifolia L. - Norfolk Skullcap
Scutellaria minor Huds. - Lesser Skullcap

Traits


    10&#8211;40&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the middle whorls:</span> <ba>foliage-like</ba>, <ba><b>longer than the flowers</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba>bluish to whitish</ba>. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> <b>10&#8211;22&#82...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Scutellaria galericulata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Scutellaria galericulata

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Scutellaria galericulata

Scutellaria galericulata

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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