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Field Notes

Description:

Purple flower with multiple petals and skinny leaves. Has tiny hairs on the inner stem.

Habitat:

Found in South Carolina/ North Georgia in the Sumter National Forest.

Notes:

I've searched all the state websites for native and nonnative plants and cannot find what type of flower this is. Please help!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Machi
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) is a good candidate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_vulgaris
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PublishedDecember 8, 2016

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