| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga iva (L.) Schreb. |
| Synonyms | Teucrium iva L. |
| Ajuga humilis Porta | |
| Teucrium moschatum Mill. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1600m |
| Description | grey hirsute or lanate, leaves linear-oblong, margins revolute, remotely 1-3-dentate or entire, whorls 2-4-flowered, calyx white lanate, lobes lanceolate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, purple, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. , Cape Verde , Madeira ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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