NameThatPlant.net: Ajuga reptans

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-02-001:

Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carpet Bugle, Bugle-weed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-02-001:
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Lawns and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/Violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Schizocarp of mericarps

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