Ajuga | |
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Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Teucrioideae |
Tribe: | Ajugeae |
Genus: |
Ajuga L.(1753) |
Type species | |
Ajuga reptans L. |
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Synonyms | |
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Ajuga /əˈdʒuːɡə/, also known as bugleweed,ground pine,carpet bugle, or just bugle, is a genus of 40 species annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plantsin the mint family Lamiaceae, with most species native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but also two species in southeastern Australia. They grow to 5–50 cm tall, with opposite leaves.
Blue Bugle (Ajuga genevensis)
Common Bugle from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885