Skullcap
Skullcap - Scutellaria galericulata
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.
Wet grassy habitats, stream sides, pond and canal margins.
June to September.
Perennial.
Fairly frequent throughout Britain except in the north of Scotland.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 147 of the 617 tetrads.
Steve Mathers
Melton Country Park (and adjacent disused railway)
25 August 2016
David Gould
G.U. Canal, Aylestone, Leics.
04 September 2014
Steve Harris
field between Aston Flamville and Sharnford
02 September 2017
David Nicholls
New Lount
27 September 2012 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006)..JPG)
Graham Calow
Sapcote
11 August 2006
 Back Brook near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9218 (taken 11.8.2006)..JPG)
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Athalia scutellariae
The larva of the sawfly Athalia scutellariae is usually found on or around Skullcap species although Gypsywort and Marsh Woundwort are sometimes used. The larva is quite distinctive being black or very dark brown with raised pale spots.