Description
Lungwort - Pulmonaria officinalis L. - Family: Boraginaceae. - Other Names: Pulmonaire (French); Echtes Lungenkraut (German); polmonaria (Italian); pulmonaria (Spanish). - Description: Lungwort is a hairy, bristly perennial herb of up to 0.3 m in height, with large, oval leaves dotted with white spots. The tubular flowers are borne in small clusters and turn from red to blue as they mature. It is interesthg to note that the herb was used against lung problems in former times, because the spotted