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blue bugle
Scientific Name: Ajuga genevensis
Family: Lamiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Blue Bugle
Blue bugle is a common name applied to several plants, notably Ajuga reptans.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Ajuga reptans
- Common Names: Bugle, Blue Bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Carpet Bungleweed, Common Bugle, Common Bugleweed, Creeping Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle, Carpet Bugleweed
- Synonym: Ajuga genevensis (upright bugle)
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Ajuga reptans features a single stem that can reach up to a foot in height.
- The flowers are typically powder-blue, but can occasionally vary.
- The stem is hairy on only two sides, distinguishing it from the Pyramidal Bugle, which has hairs all around.
- It has green obovate leaves.
- It produces erect spikes of dark blue flowers in late spring and early summer.