| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga shikotanensis Miyabe & Tatew. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 7 (1935) |
| Native Range | s. Kuril Islands, c. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 100-1600m |
| Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, oblong, 2-5cm, obtuse, sinuate-dentate, long pilose, stem leaves gradually smaller, whorls 4-8-flowered, producing leafy spike, flowers 1cm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 |
| Synonyms | Ajuga decumbens var. pallescens (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. Ajuga genevensis var. pallescens Maxim. Ajuga glabrescens Makino Ajuga nipponensis var. pallescens (Maxim.) C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ajuga pallescens Makino Ajuga pallescens var. hirsuta Honda Ajuga reptans var. japonica Makino Ajuga shikotanensis f. hirsuta (Honda) Murata |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is.) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |