Common name:
Lungwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Pulmonaria officinalis
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and southern Scotland. A naturalised species
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Woodland margins, rough grassland, verges, often on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Reddish pink in bud, bluish-purple when mature; the corolla is bell-shaped, with five rounded lobes centered on five short stamens toped by dark brown/purple anthers. The base of the corolla tube is white. Calyces are green to purple, covered by rough hairs. Calyx teeth are relatively short, around a quarter of the length of the tube
Fruit:
Ovate, rounded nutlets
Leaves:
Ovate, hairy, green with lighter blotches, dotted with resin glands. Stem leaves are clasping, basal leaves have short, winged stalks
Season:
February to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
