Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris)
Image ID: 2009/oth15
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Other common names: Selfheal
Native
Family:
Lamiaceae (Mint)
Height: 0.5 to 1 ft.
Blooms: April to
September
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Date: 7/5/2009
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Heal-all may be
easily confused with:
- Purple Dead Nettle
The flower cluster of heal-all is compact, while dead nettle has leaves among the flowers. The leaf of dead nettle is also wider.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
