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Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

19
Modest

Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
About 1.5 feet
Light
2 or more hours of direct sun
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
Mid summer
Fruiting season
Summer to fall

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 17 West Virginia counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 93 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (46)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of West Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV
11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Prunella

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Flies 2
  • Archytas aterrima
  • Exoprosopa fasciata

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 5
  • Ancyloxypha numitor
  • Atrytone delaware
  • Limochores taumas
  • Pholisora hayhurstii
  • Pontia protodice

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Lamiaceae
Flower color
Purple
Growth rate
Rapid
Growth habit
Spreads by runners
Foliage color
Gray-green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Mid summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “Purple” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Foliage color · “Gray-green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Spreads by runners” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Rapid” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 1.5 feet” · USDA PLANTS (ranked first; Minnesota Wildflowers differs) · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
  • primary_flower_color · “purple” · USDA PLANTS
Also known as

Heal All; Self Heal

Conservation status

West Virginia rankS5
Global rankG5
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

In your garden

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Growing cautions

  • Spreads by runners. USDA PLANTS lists its growth form as stoloniferous. USDA PLANTS

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