Flower ID: IMG_1085.JPG-07-11-2017 Flower name (scientific): Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) proo-NELL-uh vul-GAIR-iss Flower name (common): Common Selfheal Family name (common): Mint Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Possible alteration from the Germanic brunella, or the Dutch bruinelle. The German origin references a medical issue the plant was used to treat. Specific epithet: Latin for common. Common name origin: From the numerous uses of the plant in traditional medicine and its supposed healing properties. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.6 inches (0.5 to 1.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: purple or white Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 6 to 9 cm long and up to 2.5 to 4 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly lanceolate or ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, meadows, fields, thickets, forest openings, woodland edges, streambanks, disturbed areas, roadsides, bluffs, sun or part shade, moist to dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used the root as an ingredient in a female remedy. They also prepared a tea from the root which they drunk to heighten their observational powers while hunting (Smith, pp. 372, 430, 1932). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Prunella vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (The other infraspecifics are Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica (Nakai) H. Hara, Prunella vulgaris subsp. estremadurensis Franco, Prunella vulgaris subsp. hispida (Bentham) Hultén, Prunella vulgaris subsp. lanceolata (W. P. C. Barton) Piper & Beattie. Only the latter two subspecies have been recorded in North America.)