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Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris, the common self-heal, heal-all, woundwort, heart-of-the-earth, carpenter's herb, brownwort or blue curls, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae).

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Prunella vulgaris
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Prunella
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Hardiness: Zone 3
Habit: herb
Bloom: Mid Summer