This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
P. vulgaris: stem procumbent, rooting at the base, with ascending flowering branches, 1/4-1 foot high; leaves stalked.
Ovate, nearly entire; flowers in dense spikes, violet-purple, the upper lip bending over the lower. - Pastures, banks, etc. Fl. July, August.
 
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