Self-heal is usually spotted in middle elevations in open areas, near wet spots.

• Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a perennial in the mint family.
• Growing from fibrous roots and a woody base, stems rise 5 to 20 cm high.
• Leaves are opposite and lanceolate, mostly on stems.  The lower leaves are usually larger.
• The inflorescence has many blue-purple flowers and many bracts surrounding a blocky spike.

• Small smooth nutlets form after the flowers fade.
• Frequently spotted on lakeshores, stream banks, along drainages, and in wet meadows in summer.
• Used by herbalists and traditional people for a variety of medicinal uses.
• Mostly spotted to the north and east of the Kamloops area.