| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga reptans L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 561 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to n. Iran, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | trailing, rooting, lower leaves long petiolate, obovate-spathulate, crenate-dentate, flowers in leafy spike, calyx pubescent, corolla 14-17mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| 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 abnormis (Rouy) Prain Ajuga alpina Fr. Ajuga barrelieri Ten. Ajuga breviproles Borbás Ajuga candolleana (Rouy) Prain Ajuga densiflora Ten. Ajuga nanti Boreau Ajuga pyramidalis Huds. Ajuga repens Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Ajuga reptans var. alba C.Mackintosh Ajuga reptans var. albiflora Tinant Ajuga reptans var. alpina Nyman Ajuga reptans var. caerulea C.Mackintosh Ajuga reptans var. lerezana Blanco-Dios Ajuga reptans var. pyramidata Zalewski Ajuga reptans var. rubra C.Mackintosh Ajuga stolonifera Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr. Ajuga vulgaris Rouy Ajuga vulgaris ssp. abnormis Rouy Ajuga vulgaris var. bifera Gillot Ajuga vulgaris var. breviproles (Borbás) Rouy Ajuga vulgaris ssp. nantii (Boreau) Rouy Ajuga vulgaris ssp. reptans (L.) Rouy Ajuga vulgaris var. stolonifera (Jeanb & Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy Bugula decumbens Mill. Bugula reptans (L.) Crantz Bugula reptans var. hirsuta Gray Teucrium reptans (L.) Salisb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |