Ajuga

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Ajuga
File:Ajuga reptans LC0138.jpg
Common bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Tribe: Ajugeae
Genus: Ajuga
L.(1753)
Type species
Ajuga reptans
L.
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Abiga Saint-Lager
  • Bugula P. Miller
  • Chamaepitys Hill
  • Moscharia Forssk. 1775 rejected name, not Ruiz & Pav. 1794 conserved name
  • Phleboanthe Tausch
  • Rosenbachia Regel
  • Bulga Kuntze
File:Ajuga on fine gravel.jpg
Ajuga on fine gravel

Ajuga /əˈɡə/,[4] also known as bugleweed,[5] ground pine,[6] carpet bugle, or just bugle, is a genus of flowering plants in the Ajugeae tribe of the mint family Lamiaceae. There are over 60 species[7] of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants.[8] They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.[7] They grow to 5–50 cm (2–20 in) tall, with opposite leaves.[9]

Species

Species accepted within Ajuga include:[3]

Gallery

References

  1. "Ajuga". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  2. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2004-09-10). "Genus: Ajuga L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607; OED: "Ajuga"
  5. Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
  6. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved February 04, 2010
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Ajuga L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  8. "Ajuga". Flora of China.
  9. C. F. Leyel (1946). Compassionate Herbs. Faber and Faber Limited.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 345. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  11. "Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. Palaestina (Boiss.) Bornm".