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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Lamiaceae
Prunella vulgaris L.
heal-all, lawn prunella, self-heal
Prunella: from a German brunella for "quinsy," a malady that this plant was used to treat
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | drooping to suberect perennial, 1"-20" tall forb; stems square |
| Flower: | purple to blue with a white lip, 5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" long, hooded;  inflorescence a 1 1/4" conical, dense terminal spike; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded, smooth nutlet |
| Leaf: | few, opposite, stalked, lance-shaped to oval, lower ones wider and with a more rounded base |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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