Prunella vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris
Gelinciklemeotu
Stems erect or ascending, 6-40 cm. Leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, obtuse, entire or weakly crenate, sometimes pinnatisect, glabrous or ± hairy , Inflorescence capitate or shortly spicate. Bracts reddish- to blackish-purple, margin ciliate. Calyx with 2-lobed lower lip, upper lip truncate with 3 mucronate teeth; sinus between lateral and middle tooth rounded. Corolla deep violet or lavender-blue , 9-15 mm. Nutlets 1.8 x 1.1 mm excl, caruncle. Fl. 5-9. Fields, woods, roadsides and moist banks, etc., often by streams, s.l.-2900 m.
Temperate Eurasia and N. Africa. Euro-Sib, element