The form is upright and is usually 20-45 centimeters in height,[6] sometimes reaching up to 80 cm.

The Latin galericulata means "hooded", relating to the length of the flower's tube being much longer than the calyx.

The genus Scutellaria has numerous medicinal uses and various species of skullcap are used in the same way.

[9] Blue skullcap and common skullcap are mainly known for their traditional use as mild anxiolytics in the form of herbal teas, tablets, capsules, dried leaf for smoking and oral liquid preparations, often in combination with other medicinal herbs.

[citation needed] The aqueous extract of the flowering parts have been traditionally used by Native Americans as a nerve tonic and for its sedative and diuretic properties.