Skullcap - Scutellaria galericulata
Description
Short to medium, usually hairy and shortly creeping plant. Stems erect. Leaves oval to lanceolate, slightly toothed, in pairs. Flowers bright blue, usually in pairs, with a whitish base 10 to 18 mm long, the corolla tube abruptly upcurved.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Wet grassy habitats, stream sides, pond and canal margins.
When to see it
June to September.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Fairly frequent throughout Britain except in the north of Scotland.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 147 of the 617 tetrads.
Steve MathersMelton Country Park (and adjacent disused railway)25 August 2016
David GouldG.U. Canal, Aylestone, Leics.04 September 2014
Steve Harrisfield between Aston Flamville and Sharnford02 September 2017
David NichollsNew Lount27 September 2012 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006)..JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote11 August 2006
 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006)..JPG)
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Graham CalowWykin Canal Towpath26 June 2015
Peter SmithGrand Union Canal, Quorn22 July 2012
Graham CalowWykin Canal Towpath26 June 2015
Peter SmithGrand Union Canal, Quorn22 July 2012
David NichollsGroby Pool30 June 2018
Alan SemperHarby canal side28 July 2012
Graham CalowStoney Stanton12 July 2013 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote11 August 2006
David NichollsNew Lount09 June 2011
Graham CalowJubilee Walk, Leire02 August 2011
Graham CalowJubilee Walk Leire21 August 2012
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood09 September 2011
David GouldAylestone Meadows15 August 2014
Alan SemperHarby canal side28 July 2012
Nicholls, DavidBradgate Park05 July 2013
Adrian BakerSheepy Wood, Hinckley02/08/2017
 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006).JPG)
