Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

Lance leaf self heal

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lance leaf self heal is a California native perennial found in northwestern California, the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, central western California, western Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Modoc Plateau in moist areas of conifer forest and woodland at elevations below 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces small purple to blue flowers in compact terminal clusters. Growing with erect stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms dense clumps with multiple branching stems. Its leaves are lance-shaped, opposite, with entire or slightly toothed margins measuring 2 to 6 centimeters long. The dense flower clusters are characteristic of this widespread North American and eastern Asian species.

Habitat: Moist areas, generally conifer forest, woodland

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: < 2500 m

Bioregions: NW, CaR, SN, CW, WTR, PR, MP

California counties: San Bernardino, Tuolumne, Shasta, Placer, Riverside, Marin, Siskiyou, San Mateo, Del Norte, Humboldt, Orange, Plumas, Sonoma, Fresno, Butte, Modoc, Lassen, Santa Cruz, Madera, Mendocino, Santa Clara, Mariposa, Lake, Los Angeles, Tulare, Nevada, Trinity, Tehama, El Dorado, Calaveras, Sacramento, Yuba, Colusa, San Francisco, San Diego, Sierra, Glenn, Napa, Monterey

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.