Heal-all
Prunella vulgaris
Other Names: Self-heal
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Family
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Flower
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- 1.5cm (0.5 inch) violet petals
- petals arranged in a cylindrical pattern
- Two lipped flowers, the top lip arching while the lower lip drops down a bit
- Four stamens, spikes
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Leaf
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- 2.5-7.5cm (1-3 inch) long
- opposite
- leaf shaped like a long oval coming to a point at the tip
- smooth edged or toothed
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Location
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- Fields and roadsides throughout America
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Flowering Time
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Other
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Name Origin
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- Named for its medicinal properties of healing throat ailments
- it is a non-native, common weed
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