Pollinator plant

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

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Common names

61 names · 39 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (38)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • قلب الارض[2]
Belarusian
  • Чорнагалоў звычайны[2]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновена пришница[2]
Catalan
  • herba del traidor[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • černohlávek obecný[2]
Danish
  • Almindelig brunelle[2]
Estonian
  • harilik käbihein[2]
Euskara
Faroese
  • trøllabátsmanshattur[2]
Finnish
  • ahoniittyhumala[2]
  • niittyhumala[2]
Galician
  • herba do ferro[2]
German
Greek
  • Βουτυρόχορτο[2]
  • Πισπιρήγα[2]
  • Προυνέλλα η κοινή[2]
Hungarian
  • Közönséges gyíkfű[2]
Icelandic
Irish
  • Duán ceannchosach[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウウツボグサ(広義)[2]
  • 西洋靫草[2]
Korean
Latvian
  • Parastā brūngalvīte[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji juodgalvė[2]
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • Ingijibinaa (Ogijibinaan, Basi'bûgûk)[2]
Polish
  • Głowienka pospolita[2]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Busuioc de câmp[2]
Russian
  • Черноголовка обыкновенная[2]
Slovak
  • čiernohlávok obyčajný[2]
Slovenian
  • Navadna črnoglavka[2]
Spanish
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Swedish
Turkish
  • Gelincikleme Otu[2]
  • Yara Otu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Суховершки звичайні[2]
Welsh
  • Y feddyges las[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Prunella vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common selfheal — results[0].names[0]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Gemeine Braunelle — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • blue curls — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • brownwort — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • carpenter's herb — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Common Self Heal — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • heal-all — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • heart-of-the-earth — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • lawn prunella — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • self heal — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • self-heal — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • woundwort — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Bretónica — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • brunela — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • consuelda menor — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • prunela — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunelle commune — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunella comune — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunel — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Gewone brunel — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • consolda-menor — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Erva-férrea — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
[2] Prunella vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common selfheal — results[18].names[0]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Gemeine Braunelle — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • blue curls — results[18].names[51]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • brownwort — results[18].names[50]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • carpenter's herb — results[18].names[49]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Common Self Heal — results[18].names[25]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • heal-all — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • heart-of-the-earth — results[18].names[48]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • lawn prunella — results[18].names[46]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • self heal — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • self-heal — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • woundwort — results[18].names[47]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Bretónica — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • brunela — results[18].names[23]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • consuelda menor — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • prunela — results[18].names[42]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunelle commune — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunella comune — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunel — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Gewone brunel — results[18].names[41]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • consolda-menor — results[18].names[22]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Erva-férrea — results[18].names[34]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • niittyhumala — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Черноголовка обыкновенная — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Brunört — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • 夏枯草 — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • černohlávek obecný — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Προυνέλλα η κοινή — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Közönséges gyíkfű — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • zolda — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • herba del traidor — results[18].names[20]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • herba do ferro — results[18].names[21]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Almindelig brunelle — results[18].names[24]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • 두메꿀풀 — results[18].names[26]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • 꿀풀 — results[18].names[27]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • blåkoll — results[18].names[28]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Обикновена пришница — results[18].names[29]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Paprastoji juodgalvė — results[18].names[30]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • ahoniittyhumala — results[18].names[31]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Głowienka pospolita — results[18].names[32]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • harilik käbihein — results[18].names[33]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Ingijibinaa (Ogijibinaan, Basi'bûgûk) — results[18].names[35]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • čiernohlávok obyčajný — results[18].names[36]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Βουτυρόχορτο — results[18].names[37]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Πισπιρήγα — results[18].names[38]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Duán ceannchosach — results[18].names[40]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • trøllabátsmanshattur — results[18].names[43]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Суховершки звичайні — results[18].names[44]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Чорнагалоў звычайны — results[18].names[45]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Navadna črnoglavka — results[18].names[52]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • قلب الارض — results[18].names[53]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Parastā brūngalvīte — results[18].names[54]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • 夏枯草 — results[18].names[55]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Blákolla — results[18].names[56]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Gelincikleme Otu — results[18].names[57]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Busuioc de câmp — results[18].names[58]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • セイヨウウツボグサ(広義) — results[18].names[59]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • 西洋靫草 — results[18].names[60]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Y feddyges las — results[18].names[61]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
  • Yara Otu — results[18].names[62]; taxon id 52764; Prunella vulgaris.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • selfheal — Page 1, column 2, row top 697 pt; common-name cell after Prunella vulgaris.; Prunella vulgaris.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Prunella vulgaris is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Prunella vulgaris in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Prunella vulgaris — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1041261; ID 4N8DF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1041261; ID 4N8DF; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Prunella vulgaris (top 697 pt)

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