Species Details

Scutellaria galericulata

marsh skullcap

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Classification

Scientific Name: Scutellaria galericulata L.
Common Name: marsh skullcap
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM1U0J0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SCGA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
0 - 2100 meters
0 - 6890 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps (mesic)
Marshes and swamps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by hydrological alterations and recreational activities. Potentially threatened by non-native plants. Are SIS Co. occurrences misidentified? Occurrences from the Delta in SJQ Co. need further study.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	10
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	13	33 %
Foot traffic/trampling	4	10%
Grazing	4	10%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	4	10%
Other	3	7%
Non-native plant impacts	2	5%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	5%
Development	1	2%
Erosion/runoff	1	2%
Surface water diversion	1	2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					39
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	14	4	1	0	15

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	22
Recent <=20 Years	17

Presence:
Presumed Extant	39
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Contra Costa (CCA), El Dorado (ELD), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Sacramento (SAC), San Joaquin (SJQ), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)?

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Almanor (4012122), Antelope Lake (4012025), Beaver Mtn. (4112086), Big Swamp (4112121), Blairsden (3912075), Bouldin Island (3812115), Bray (4112168)?, Bruceville (3812134), Cassel (4012185), Chester (4012132), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Echo Lake (3812071), Emerald Bay (3812081), Fall River Mills (4112114), Homewood (3912012), Johnsville (3912076), Steele Swamp (4112088), Stony Ridge (4012024), Timbered Crater (4112124), Truckee (3912032), Weed Valley (4112087), Woodward Island (3712185)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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