Family: Lamiaceae
common skullcap, marsh skullcap
[Scutellaria epilobiifolia A.Ham., more...]
Merel R. Black
Robert W. Freckmann
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Scutellaria: from Latin scutella, "a small dish, tray or platter," and referring to the sepals which appear this way during the fruiting period
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-32" tall, aromatic forb; stems square, weak
Leaves: opposite, usually 2 to 4 times as long as wide, barely stalked
Flowers: blue with white marks, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long;
mostly solitary flowers from the axils of the leaves; blooms June-Aug.
Fruits: 1-seeded nutlet
Habitat: wet; shores, meadows, marshes
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-32" tall, aromatic forb; stems square, weak
Leaves: opposite, usually 2 to 4 times as long as wide, barely stalked
Flowers: blue with white marks, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long;
mostly solitary flowers from the axils of the leaves; blooms June-Aug.Fruits: 1-seeded nutlet
Habitat: wet; shores, meadows, marshes
Conservation Status: Native
In all kinds of wet habitats including marshes, sedge meadows, bogs, fens, alder thickets, shrub carr, along lakeshores and pond margins, streambanks, riverbanks, Lake Michigan dune swales and cobble shores, both conifer and hardwood swamps, lowland forests, mesic to wet prairies; also in ditches and exposed wet, sandy areas.
More commonly found in open habitats while S. lateriflora occupies shadier ones. This is a widespread species also occurring in Europe and Asia; our plants are sometimes segregated from those in the Old World as S. epilobiifolia A. Ham. Common throughout most of the state but rare in the Driftless Area.
More commonly found in open habitats while S. lateriflora occupies shadier ones. This is a widespread species also occurring in Europe and Asia; our plants are sometimes segregated from those in the Old World as S. epilobiifolia A. Ham. Common throughout most of the state but rare in the Driftless Area.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Robert W. Freckmann
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Paul Drobot
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Kurt Stüber
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
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