Ajuga decumbens
Ajuga decumbens is a herbaceous flowering plant native to China, Japan and Korea. It is commonly found in lightly forested sunny areas, such as meadows and roadsides between 400 and 2300 metres in altitude. This plant grows as a groundcover, and the leaf layer is usually no more than tall. It flowers between April and June.
Description
The purple to white erect flower stems can grow to tall, and are hermaphroditic. The corolla is straight, tubular and long. Petals are long. The leaves are purplish green and are wide to long. The entire plant is analgesic, decoagulant, depurative, febrifuge and haemostatic, and is used internally to relieve bladder ailments, whilst it is used externally to treat burns and cuts.