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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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