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Scutellaria californica A.Gray - Lamiaceae - California skullcap, Kalifornisches Helmkraut

Small herb, up to 0.5m high; endemic to Northern California; stem erect; leaves green, opposite; flowers snapdragon-like (corolla 16-19mm), white or yellowish, scent apple-like.
https://calscape.org/Scutellaria-californica-%28%29
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=43883

„The flowers of S.californica possess a sweet, apple-like aroma, as a result, the aim of this study was to characterize the constituents responsible for its pleasant aroma… The flower scent was unusually rich in β-caryophyllene (56.6%)… With their low odor thresholds and fruity, apple-like odors, methyl 2-methylbutyrate (4.9%; odor threshold = 0.1 ppb) and ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (0.7%; odor threshold = 0.007 ppb) are likely important contributors to the characteristic odor of these flowers… Methyl butyrate (2.7%), methyl tiglate (0.9%), methyl isobutyrate (0.4%), ethyl butyrate (0.2%) and ethyl tiglate (0.2%) were other major esters though their odor thresholds are notably higher, 72 ppb, 130 ppb, 7 ppb, 1 ppb and 63 ppb, respectively. “
[Takeoka, Gary R., et al. „Headspace volatiles of Scutellaria californica A. Gray flowers.“ Journal of Essential Oil Research 20.2 (2008): 169-171] https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/download/15223/PDF

Scutellaria californica CalPhotos, a project of BNHM University of California, Berkeley (2012), author: Barry Rice
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