Common name: Self-heal, Heal All
Prunella vulgaris L. APNI* 
Description: Perennial herb with branches decumbent to 50 cm long, often with adventitious roots, glabrescent except for a few simple hairs mainly near nodes.
Leaves with lamina ovate, rarely narrow-ovate, 1.5–6 cm long, 0.7–2.5 cm wide; petiole 0.2–2 cm long.
Calyx 6–7 mm long; lower lip with narrow-ovate teeth. Inflorescence 1–6 cm long. Corolla 8–12 mm long, deep purple-blue.
Flowering: November–April
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread introduced herb; introduced to Qld, NSW, SA, Tas, and also New Zealand. Native of Eur. and temperate Asia This species grows in disturbed areas, particularly along roadsides, especially in moist sites.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC, *NT, *CT, *ST, ?CWS, ?SWS, *SWP, *LHI
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *S.A.
Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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