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Ajuga pygmaea A.Gray  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesAjuga pygmaea A.Gray 
BibliographyMem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s. 6: 402 (1859)
Native Rangese. China, s. Japan to Taiwan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionstoloniferous, lax white crispate-pubescent, lower leaves broadly oblanceolate, 2-4cm, obtuse, sparsely coarsely dentate, petiolate, flowers in few approximate whorls
Size2-5cm
Colorrose, blue
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, NNS Nansei-shoto, TAI Taiwan)
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