Selfheal

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Lamiales

Lamiaceae (Dead-nettle)

Betony, Bugle, Common Hemp-nettle, Ground Ivy, Gypsywort, Hedge Woundwort, Lemon Balm, Marsh Woundwort, Oregano, Peppermint, Red Dead-nettle, Rosemary, Skullcap, Spearmint, Spotted Dead-nettle, Variegated Yellow Archangel, Water Mint, White Dead-nettle, Wild Basil, Wild Thyme, Wood Sage

Flower

20 centimetres tall

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

Violet, forming oblong clusters. Sepals are purple.

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

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

Extremely little or no fragrance at all.

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.

Common  

Wild Basil