Taxon Report

Scutellaria galericulata L.

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:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep	Jun-Sep
Elevation:	0-2100 (0-6890)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Marshes and swamps, Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	39
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	5
Good (B)	14
Fair (C)	4
Poor (D)	1
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	15

Location


California Endemic: False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	10
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	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%

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.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].