Lamiaceae
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Prunella
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Common names
By language (45)
- Arabic
- القلاع, القلاع الشائع/عشبة النجارين
- azb
- عادی بوغاز اوْتو
- Azerbaijani
- Adi boğazotu
- Belarusian
- Чорнагалоў звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена пришница
- Cantonese
- 夏枯草
- Catalan
- Prunel·la vulgar, Brunelle Vulgaire
- Chinese
- 夏枯草, 丝线吊铜钟, 乃东, 六月干, 古牛草, 土枇杷, 夏枯草 锐灯笼（贵州铜仁）, 夏枯草属
- Croatian
- Križalina
- csb
- Zwëczajnô brunelka
- cv
- Ахаль хурапуç
- Czech
- Černohlávek obecný
- Danish
- Almindelig Brunelle, Brunelle
- Dutch
- Gewone brunel
- English
- Common selfheal, Selfheal, Heal-all, Self-heal
- Estonian
- Harilik käbihein
- Finnish
- Niittyhumala, Ahoniittyhumala
- French
- Brunelle commune, Brunelle vulgaire, Brunella vulgaris
- German
- Kleine Braunelle, Gemeine Braunelle, Gewöhnliche Braunelle, Kleine Brunelle, Brunelle Vulgaire
- hsb
- Mały jězončik, Brunawka, Hłowjace zelo, Mrětwowe zelo
- Hungarian
- Közönséges gyíkfű, Békavar, Patikai gyérfű, Szilvafű, Szilvalevelű fű, Torokgáncs, Torokvillahin, Toroköröme
- Icelandic
- Blákolla
- Japanese
- ウツボグサ, カゴソウ, 夏枯草, 靫草, セイヨウウツボグサ
- Korean
- 꿀풀
- ks
- کلہٕ ویٛۆٹھ
- kw
- An vedhoges las
- Latvian
- Parastā brūngalvīte
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji juodgalvė, Brunelle Vulgaire
- Macedonian
- Обична црноглавка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blåkoll
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Blåkoll
- Persian
- پرونلا ولگاریس
- Polish
- Głowienka pospolita
- Portuguese
- Brunéla, Consolda-menor, Erva-férrea, Prunela
- Romanian
- Busuioc de câmp, Busuioc de cîmp
- Russian
- Черноголовка обыкновенная
- sgs
- Paprastuojė joudagalvė, Paprastuoji joudagalvė
- Slovak
- Čiernohlávok obyčajný
- Spanish
- Erico, Uñas de caballo, Érico, Azafate de la reina, Brunela, Brunelda, Consolda, Consuelda
- Swedish
- Brunört, Skogshumle, Brunelle Vulgaire
- Thai
- แฮ่โกวเฉ่า
- Turkish
- Yara otu, Kahverengi ot, Yaraotu
- Ukrainian
- Суховершки
- vep
- Hernehhein
- Welsh
- Y feddyges las
Synonyms
- Prunella vulgaris subsp. parviflora Ehrh.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 17,982 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Liam Steele, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.