Ajuga


Ajuga, also known as bugleweed, ground pine, 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 of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants. They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
They grow to tall, with opposite leaves.

Species

Species accepted within Ajuga include:Ajuga arabica P.H.Davis – Saudi ArabiaAjuga australis R.Br. - AustraliaAjuga bombycina Boiss. – Aegean Islands, TurkeyAjuga boninsimae Maxim. – Ogasawara-shoto Ajuga brachystemon Maxim. – Uttarakhand, Nepal, northern IndiaAjuga campylantha Diels – YunnanAjuga campylanthoides C.Y.Wu & C.Chen – Tibet, central ChinaAjuga chamaecistus Ging. ex Benth. – Iran, AfghanistanAjuga chamaepitys Schreb. – central + southern Europe, central + southwestern AsiaAjuga chasmophila P.H.Davis – SyriaAjuga ciliata Bunge – China, Korea, JapanAjuga davisiana Kit Tan & Yildiz – TurkeyAjuga decaryana Danguy ex R.A.Clement – MadagascarAjuga decumbens Thunb. – decumbent bugle – China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsAjuga dictyocarpa Hayata – - China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsAjuga fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot – KoreaAjuga flaccida Baker – MadagascarAjuga forrestii Diels – China, Tibet, NepalAjuga genevensis L. – central + southern Europe, Caucasus; naturalized in North AmericaAjuga grandiflora Stapf – South AustraliaAjuga incisia Maxim – Honshu Island in JapanAjuga integrifolia Buch.-Ham. – central + eastern Africa, southern Asia, New GuineaAjuga iva Schreb. – Mediterranean region from Canary Islands and Madeira to Turkey and PalestineAjuga japonica Miq. – JapanAjuga laxmannii Benth. – southeastern Europe from Czech Republic to Greece; Turkey, CaucasusAjuga leucantha Lukhoba – Uganda, DRoC, EthiopiaAjuga linearifolia Pamp. – ChinaAjuga lobata D.Don – China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, MyanmarAjuga lupulina Maxim. - China, Nepal, Bhutan, AssamAjuga macrosperma Wall. ex Benth. – China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, northern + eastern India, northern IndochinaAjuga makinoi Nakai – Honshu Island in JapanAjuga mollis Gladkova – CrimeaAjuga multiflora Bunge – Korean pyramid bugle – China, Korea, Chita region of Siberia, Amur, PrimoryeAjuga nipponensis Makino – China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, TaiwanAjuga novoguineensis A.J.Paton & R.J.Johns – New GuineaAjuga nubigena Diels – Tibet, Sichuan, YunnanAjuga oblongata M.Bieb. – Iraq, CaucasusAjuga oocephala Baker – MadagascarAjuga ophrydris Burch. ex Benth. – South Africa, Eswatini, LesothoAjuga orientalis L. – eastern MediterraneanAjuga ovalifolia Bureau & Franch. – ChinaAjuga palaestina - Palestine, TurkeyAjuga pantantha Hand.-Mazz. – YunnanAjuga parviflora Benth. – Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, NepalAjuga piskoi Degen & Bald. – Albania, YugoslaviaAjuga postii Briq. – TurkeyAjuga pygmaea A.Gray – China, Japan, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsAjuga pyramidalis L. – central + southern EuropeAjuga relicta P.H.Davis – TurkeyAjuga reptans L. – Europe, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran, Turkey, Caucasus; naturalized in New Zealand, North America, and VenezuelaAjuga robusta Baker – MadagascarAjuga salicifolia Schreb. – Balkans, Crimea, southern Russia, TurkeyAjuga saxicola Assadi & Jamzad – IranAjuga sciaphila W.W.Sm..- southwestern ChinaAjuga shikotanensis Miyabe & Tatew – Japan, Kuril IslandsAjuga sinuata R.Br. – New South WalesAjuga spectabilis Nakai – Korean bugle – KoreaAjuga taiwanensis Nakai ex Murata – Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, PhilippinesAjuga tenorii C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl – ItalyAjuga turkestanica Briq. – Tajikistan, UzbekistanAjuga vesiculifera Herder – KyrgyzstanAjuga vestita Boiss. – Turkey, IranAjuga xylorrhiza Kit Tan – TurkeyAjuga yesoensis Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav. – JapanAjuga zakhoensis Rech.f. – Iraq