Prunella vulgaris
Lamiaceae
Self-Heal
Clumps or single stem, upright to prostrate, hairy, unbranched. Leaves lance- to egg-shaped, entire or slightly toothed, opposite; lower leaves with petioles; upper leaves sessile. Flowers with short stalks in stout round head above 2 spreading, pointed bracts at stem top. Flower purple, pink, or white; upper lip hood-like; lower lip 3-lobed with middle lobe fringed. Grows in disturbed soils, moist places at edges of forests. Circumboreal.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: 5 lobes, 2 lips (mint)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–16 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow
- Found In: Columbia Basin, East Gorge, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Wallowas, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Heal-All
