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Skullcaps are perennial forbs in the Scutellaria genus of the mint family. Many of them are native to the Yuba-Sutter area.

Grayleaf Skullcap

Grayleaf skullcap is an eight-inch-tall, purple-flowering, evergreen skullcap that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 8,000 feet. It is found in central oak woodland and yellow pine forest.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki and the Las Pilitas Nursery website. You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa. You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Common Skullcap

Common skullcap is a purple-flowering, evergreen skullcap that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 5,000 feet. It is found in central oak woodland and yellow pine forest.

You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.

California Skullcap

California skullcap is a one-foot-tall by two- to three-foot-wide, white-flowering, evergreen skullcap that is native to Yuba County and typically grows at elevations below 7,000 feet. It is found in yellow pine forest.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki. You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa. You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Sierra Skullcap

Sierra skullcap is a pale blue-flowering, evergreen skullcap that is native to Yuba County and typically grows at elevations below 4,000 feet. It is found in riparian forest.

You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.