Prunella vulgaris (Self Heal)

 7/8/07 North Grove Meadow/picnic area, Calaveras Big Trees State Park,

Calaveras County, CA

7/8/07 N. Grove, Calaveras Big Trees SP 

7/8/07 N. Grove, Calaveras Big Trees SP 

 7/4/05 Blue Lake, Warner Mountain Ranger District, Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, CA

7/4/05 Blue Lake

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Self Heal

SPECIES: Prunella vulgaris

FAMILY: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/4/2005

LOCATION: Blue Lake, White Mountain Ranger District, Modoc National Forest, Lassen County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem 1–5 dm, glabrous to short-hairy

Leaves: lower petioled, petiole 5–30 mm; upper subsessile; blade 2–7 cm, generally 1–4 cm wide, ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, base generally wedge-shaped

Inflorescence 2–6.5 cm; bract margin ciliate, reddish

Flower: calyx 7–11 mm, dark green to purplish; corolla 12–15 mm in bisexual flowers, 8–11 mm in pistillate flowers, bluish violet, sometimes pink or white

Ecology: Moist areas

Elevation: < 2400 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province, East of Sierra Nevada 

Distribution outside California: circumboreal