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Selfheal

©Neil Wyatt

Selfheal

Selfheal is a low-growing, creeping plant that likes the short turf of grasslands, roadside verges or even lawns. Its clusters of violet flowers appear in summer.

Enw gwyddonol

Prunella vulgaris

Pryd i'w gweld

June to October

Species information

Category

Ystadegau

Height: 20-30cm

Statws cadwraethol

Common.

Ynghylch

Selfheal can be seen creeping through the short turf of a grassland or the uncut grass of a woodland clearing or roadside verge; it can even pop up in lawns that haven't been treated with chemicals. Its clusters of violet flowers appear from June to October and provide a nectar source for bees and wasps.

Sut i'w hadnabod

Selfheal is a low-growing, perennial herb with paired, oval leaves and bluish or violet flowers that appear in dense, oblong clusters on the top of its stems. Its purple-tinged seed head remains after flowering.

Dosbarthiad

Widespread.

Roeddech chi yn gwybod?

As its common name suggests, selfheal has a long tradition of being used in herbal medicine for everything from stopping bleeding and healing wounds, to treating heart disease and sore throats.