Texas
Wildbuds

Prunella vulgaris

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5711

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5700

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5698

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5730

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5717

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5725

Prunella vulgaris, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5718

Scientific Name	Prunella vulgaris	USDA PLANTS Symbol	PRVU
Common Name	Common Selfheal	ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.	32381
Family	Lamiaceae (Mint)	SEINet Reference	Click Here
Description	Habitat: Various soil types (except calcareous), moist areas in meadows, along streambanks, open woodlands, and along roadsides. Plant: Perennial with one or more erect, ascending or reclining stems from a leafy base; 4 to 24 inches tall. Leaves: Opposite, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate blades 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long and about 1/3 as wide; tips are acute to rounded; on petioles 3/8 to 1-inch long. Inflorescence: Dense terminal spikes 3/4 to 3-1/8 inches long and 3/8 to 3/4-inch across with a number of tubular flowers, each about 1/2-inch long; corollas are irregular-shaped; upper lip is blue to purple, lower lip is spreading and has 3 lobes, the 2 side lobes are smaller and light blue to lavender, the center lobe white to lavender with fringed edges; purple-tipped stamens and a white style along the inside of the upper lip; the sparsely hairy calyx is bell-shaped, about 3/8-inch long, green to purple; the flowers are subtended by roundish, green to purple-tinged bracts with bristly hairs along the edges. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Minnesota Wildflowers and SEINet.	BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key	Texas Status: Native

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