| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga iva (L.) Schreb. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Verticill. Unilab. Gen. Sp.: 25 (1774) |
| Native Range | Medit., Macaronesia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| 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 | 2-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Abiga cistifolia St.-Lag. Ajuga humilis Porta Ajuga iva var. cleistogama (Heldr.) Pamp. Ajuga iva f. cleistogama Heldr. Ajuga iva ssp. humilis Sennen & Mauricio Ajuga iva var. linearifolia Rouy Ajuga iva var. pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Steud. Ajuga iva ssp. pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Briq. Ajuga iva f. punctata Radic Ajuga iva var. robertiana Maire Ajuga iva var. spathulifolia Mutel Ajuga moschata (Mill.) Schreb. Ajuga pseudoiva Robill. & Castagne ex DC. Ajuga pseudoiva var. apetala Sennen Bugula moschata (Mill.) Bubani Bulga iva (L.) Kuntze Chamaepitys iva (L.) Fourr. Chamaepitys moschata Garsault Chamaepitys pseudoiva (Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Fourr. Moscharia arabica Vitman Moscharia asperidifolia Forssk. Moscharia forsskalii J.F.Gmel. Teucrium iva L. Teucrium moschatum Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia, WSA Western Sahara) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is., CVI Cape Verde, MDR Madeira) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) |