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PLANTS

Blue skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Blue skullcap, In flower
Blue skullcap, In fruit
Blue skullcap, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in marshes.

There are 564 observations of Blue skullcap in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie79
  2. Montérégie74
  3. Capitale-Nationale61
  4. Laurentides57
  5. Outaouais54
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  8. Côte-Nord29
  9. Lanaudière26
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  11. Mauricie19
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  13. Montréal15
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  15. Laval13
  16. Centre-du-Québec10
  17. Nord-du-Québec8

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Hooded skullcapScutellaria galericulata
TOXIC
White snakerootAgeratina altissima
Small skullcapScutellaria parvula
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Indian-tobaccoLobelia inflata
Great blue lobeliaLobelia siphilitica
Rampion bellflowerCampanula rapunculoides
Small-spike false nettleBoehmeria cylindrica
American germanderTeucrium canadense
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa
BugleweedLycopus uniflorus
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea