The photo is of a healall plant with purple flowers.

Healall – Prunella vulgaris

Prunella vulgaris L.

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

MI Status

Native

Life cycle

Stoloniferous perennial.

Leaves

Opposite, egg- to lance-shaped, 0.75 to 4 inches long with smooth to slightly toothed margins. Leaves are sparsely hairy to smooth with crinkled upper surfaces.

Stems

Prostrate, stoloniferous stems are square in cross-section and capable of rooting at the nodes, forming dense patches. Flowering stems may reach up to 2 feet in height.

Flowers and fruit

Flowers have blue-violet to purple petals fused into a two-lipped tube and formed in dense spikes atop erect stems. Large green-to-purple bracts are present on each flower. Four brown nutlets are formed at each flower.

Reproduction

Seeds and creeping stems.

The photo is of healall flower spikes. The flowers have blue-violet petals fused into a two lipped tube.
Healall flower spikes
The photo is of the leaves of healall plant. They are opposite, eff tolance shaped with smooth to slightly toothed margins. The leaves are sparsely hairy to smooth with crinkled upper surfaces.
Healall plant
The photo is of the stem of a healall plant. The stems are square in cross section and prostrate.
Square stem of healall

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