| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga orientalis L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 561 (1753) |
| Native Range | Sicilia to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3100m |
| Description | leaves 3-9cm long, ovate to oblong, broadly dentate, sometimes shallowly lobate, densely lanate, flowers 12-16mm long, in crowded whorls |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ajuga orientalis ssp. aenesia (Heldr.) Phitos & Damboldt Ajuga orientalis var. aenesia Heldr. Ajuga orientalis var. condensata Boiss. Ajuga orientalis var. oblongifolia K.Koch Ajuga orientalis var. orthospihon K.Koch Bugula orientalis (L.) Mill. Bugula obliqua Moench Bulga orientalis (L.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |