Scientific Name: Scutellaria humilis

Common Name: dwarf skullcap

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Lamiaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Vigorous suckering perennial herb with creeping basal stems, leaves bluntly toothed, 8-15mm long, with scattered hairs along the veins on the lower surface.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.3

Flowers: Solitary, pale pink or purplish with a conspicuous lip.

Fruit: Nutlet – small, spherical, 1.5mm in diameter. Turns from green to tan when ripe, and becomes brittle. Seed also changes from green to light brown at maturity.