Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Plant Data

Order:

Lamiales

Family:

Lamiaceae (Dead-nettle)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Violet, forming oblong clusters. Sepals are purple.

Fruit:

The fruit is comprised of 4 nutlets and contains a single seed.

Leaves:

The leaves are oval, pointed and grow along their stems in opposite pairs. Slightly toothed or not toothed at all. Leaves reach 5cm long.

Maximum Size:

20cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

The leaves can be eaten, either raw or cooked. The leaves can be eaten in salads, soups and stews.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Aroma:

Extremely little or no fragrance at all.

Other Names:

Aleutian Selfheal, All Heal, American Selfheal, Blue Curls, Brownwort, Brunella, Carpenter Weed, Carpenter's Herb, Common Selfheal, Heal-all, Heart-of-the-Earth, Hock Heal, Hook-heal, Lance Selfheal, Lanceleaf Selfheal, Prunella, Sicklewort, Slough-heal, Woundwort.

Habitats:

Farmland, grassland, lawns, meadows, roadsides, wasteland, waterside, woodland.