Cut-leaved Selfheal - Prunella laciniata
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Species Description
Scattered in the South. Habitat includes: Dry calcareous soils in places such as grassland, roadside verges, wasteland, woodland rides etc. Growing habit: Rhizomatous Perennial. Height: Up to 30 cm. Flowers: June to October. Cultivated in Britain by 1713 and was first recorded in the wild in 1886.
Stace 4:
Prunella laciniata (L.) L. - Cut-leaved Selfheal.
Differs from P. vulgaris in leaves variably shaped, often some entire but at least the upper deeply divided more or less to midrib; corolla usually 15-17mm, creamy-yellow or -white; rarely pale blue; (2n=28). Neophyte-naturalised; calcareous grassland; scattered in South and Central England North to Nottinghamshire, Alderney, County Kilkenny, decreasing.
Key:
- Leaves variably shaped, often some entire but at least the upper deeply divided more or less to midrib; corolla creamy-yellow or -white, rarely pale blue
Useful Links:
Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora