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Healall (selfheal)

Scientific name: Prunella vulgaris (Family Lamiaceae)

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DESCRIPTION:

Healall (selfheal) is a perennial weed with square stems and irregular purple flowers. It has a gray, hairy form and a smooth green form, frequently with some purpling in leaves. Most leaves are attached to stems by short stalks (petioles). However, upper leaves may be sessile (lacking a petiole). Plants have spreading rootstocks. Healall usually forms dense patches.

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Text modified from Elmore, C.L., W.B. McHenry, and D.W. Cudney. 1989. Weed control in large turf areas. Chapter 3 in Turfgrass Pests. UC ANR Publication 4053.

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