Lucas Land
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
From Nearctica
Alien: Native of Europe.
Identification: Flowers violet, outside of petals darker than the white of the interior. Lower petal lobe broad, fringed. Upper petal lobe concave, helmetlike. Flowers arranged in a terminal clublike cluster with the flowers arranged sporadically in a tight mass of large, fringed bracts. Bracts commonly tinged with purple. Stem square, without hairs. Leaves bladelike, hairless, with smooth outer margins. Plant 3 to 12 inches in height.
Distribution: Throughout North America.
Habitat: Heal-all is a weed found in fields, empty lots, roadsides, and lawns.
Flowering period: May to September.