Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:LAMIACEAE
Species:Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
Common Name:American Self Heal
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PRVUL2
Plant Notes:Self Heal is a perennial herbaceous herb in the Mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. In Alabama in occurs throughout the state. Self Heal grows in prairies, on outcrops, in cedar glades, on roadsides, along woodland edges, and along streams. It is a perennial with leafy basal offshoots. The stems are 4-angled, erect, green in color, and pubescent. The leaves are petiolate (upper often sessile), opposite, elliptic to lanceolate in outline, with entire, crenate or serrate margins. Flowers are produced in a terminal spike-like thyrse. Flowers are subtended by a ciliate, reniforn bract. The calyx is 2-lipped with the upper lip 3-toothed and the lower lip 2 parted. The corolla is 2-lipped with the upper lip hood-like and the lower lip 3 lobed. The middle lobe of the lower lip has a fringed margin. The corolla is blue to white in color. The fruit is a dark brown, ribbed, mericarp. Self Heal is edible in salads, soups, and stews. It has also been widely used to treat various ailments. Two varieties occur in Alabama. Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald has stem leaves that are lanceolate to oblong in outline with cuneate bases and is native. Prunella vulgaris L. var. vulgaris has stem leaves that are ovate to ovate-oblong with broadly rounded bases and is introduced.—A. Diamond
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Status:Native
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Classification

FamilyLAMIACEAE - Mint family
Genus Prunella
Species Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald - American Self Heal

Citation

Citation Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald, Rhodora 15(178): 183. 1913.
Basionym: Prunella pennsylvanica var. lanceolata W.P.C. Barton 1815.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Prunella vulgaris subsp. lanceolata Prunella vulgaris subsp. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Piper & Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast 311. 1915.Prunella pennsylvanica var. lanceolata W.P.C. Barton 1815 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chambers, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Colbert, Dallas, Elmore, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Macon, Monroe, Pickens, St. Clair, Walker, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2023 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0011697 Clarke 24 May 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7860		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
AUA_ACC_72238 Colbert 8 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5077		 AUA
Prunella Vulgaris L. Ssp. Lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0052920 Bibb 28 Jun 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11410		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0056809 Fayette 21 Jun 2023 England, Kevin J.
13780		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0036942 Fayette 18 May 2017 England, J. Kevin
7804		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
TROY000020958 Cleburne 04 Aug 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11524		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
AUA000040218 Colbert 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH409		 AUA
Prunella Vulgaris L. Var. Lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
JSU139940 Dallas 24 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-182		 JSU
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UNA00059274 Cleburne 04 Aug 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11524		 UNA
Prunella vulgaris L. subsp. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hult?n
UWAL0035488 Lamar 13 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8164		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0032708 Lawrence 16 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6369		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
ALNHS00005106 Elmore 14 JUN 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
YLW-223		 ALNHS
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W. Bartram) Fern.
UWAL0034251 Walker 05 Jul 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14308		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. ssp. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hultén
UWAL0046039 Autauga 11 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1711		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
SAMF0006101 Pickens 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6172		 SAMF
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0035850 Blount 26 Jun 2013 Anderson, Kelly
318		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
ALNHS00000660 Monroe 25 May 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-239		 ALNHS
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hulten
UWAL0036124 Dallas 17 May 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8870		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0038830 Macon 01 May 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9574		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0009964 St. Clair 17 Jun 2009 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13183		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. ssp. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hultén
UWAL0017347 Franklin 29 Apr 2012 England, J. Kevin
3411		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0054099 Macon 26 May 2022 Soehren, Eric C.
707		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata ( W. Britton) Fernald American Self Heal
UWAL0038825 Hale 17 Apr 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9521		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0031572 Lawrence 01 Jul 2013 England, J. Kevin
4338		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W.Barton) Fernald
TROY000050981 Lawrence 01 Jul 2013 England, J. Kevin
4338		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
AUA_ACC_59081 Chambers 11 Jul 2000 Hansen, Curtis J.
2000-40		 AUA
Prunella Vulgaris L. Var. Lanceolata (Barton) Fern.
TROY000034787 St. Clair 17 Jun 2009 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13183		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
TROY000048198 Autauga 17 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1620		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UWAL0047380 Greene 29 Apr 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10626		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Piper & Beattie
UWAL0017145 Colbert 08 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5077		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0011659 Pickens 27 Jun 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7990		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
ALNHS00000392 Dallas 24 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-182		 ALNHS
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Hulten
TROY000040777 Pickens 27 Jun 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7990		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
TROY000048263 Autauga 11 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1711		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UWAL0032486 Franklin 12 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6315		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0017203 Lawrence 26 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4894		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0054274 Choctaw 05 Jul 2021 Keener, Brian R.
12250		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
UWAL0056763 Lamar 26 May 2023 England, Kevin J.
13669		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus var. lanceolata (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald
TROY000043050 Colbert 08 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5077		 TROY
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UNA00070156 Dallas 30 Jun 2009 Schotz, Alfred
2144		 UNA
Prunella vulgaris L. var. lanceolata (W. Bart.) Fern.
UWAL0046379 Autauga 17 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1620		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UWAL0032768 Winston 12 Jul 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8536		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hultén
UWAL0035667 Pickens 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, L.J.
6172		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris L. ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
UWAL0012759 Jefferson 24 Jun 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13609		 UWAL
Prunella vulgaris Linaeus ssp. lanceolata (W. Barton) Hulten
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