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
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Read more about Carpet Bugle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ajuga reptans
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ajuga reptans
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-02-001:
Ajuga reptans FAMILY Lamiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carpet Bugle, Bugle-weed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ajre_001_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ajuga_reptans_9626
March Lincoln County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ajuga_reptans_9629d
March Lincoln County NC
Thyrse leafy-bracteate, cymules sessile, 3-5 flowered; bracts reduced upward, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ajuga_reptans_9629e
March Lincoln County NC
Similar to Glechoma, but stem lvs usually elliptic to ovate, w tapering base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ajuga_reptans_9631
March Lincoln County NC
The stamens project beyond the very short upper lip, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_266
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blue flowers in leafy spikes; 6-12" high, creeping at the base, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_281
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm140418_283
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_ajuga_reptans_4690
April Richland County SC
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ajuga reptans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-02-001:
Ajuga reptans
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p084
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p220
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p257
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