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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesAjuga scoparia Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 63 (1846)
Native RangeIran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Descriptionbranchlets hirsute, sericeous, leaves subsessile, rigid, linear-elliptic, entire, grey pubescent, flowers in pairs, opposite, calyx infundibuliform, lobes oblong
Size20-35cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAjuga chamaecistus ssp. scoparia (Boiss.) Rech.f.
Bulga scoparia (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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