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Common Selfheal
Common Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

A low-growing herb in the mint family, common selfheal produces dense cylindrical spikes of violet-purple two-lipped flowers and was historically used as a folk remedy for wounds and sore throats across Europe and Asia.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Prunella
Species
Prunella vulgaris