| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga chia Schreb. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Verticill. Unilab. Gen. Sp.: 25 (1773) |
| Native Range | ec. Europe to nw. & n. Iran and Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | patule and long white hirsute, leaves dense, the lower tripartite, upper leaves trifid, segments wide, linear, whorls 2-flowered in long raceme, corolla purple striate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Ajuga chamaepitys Guss. Ajuga chamaepitys var. chia (Schreb.) Batt. Ajuga chamaepitys ssp. chia (Schreb.) Arcang. Ajuga chamaepitys var. ciliata Briq. Ajuga chamaepitys ssp. ciliata (Briq.) Smejkal Ajuga chamaepitys var. glabra (C.Presl)) Nyman Ajuga chamaepitys var. hirta Freyn Ajuga chamaepitys f. hirta (Freyn) Bolzon Ajuga chamaepitys var. media Freyn Ajuga chamaepitys var. intermedia (Boiss. & Orph.) Nyman Ajuga comata Stapf Ajuga glabra C.Presl Ajuga grandiflora var. ciliata (Briq.) Degen Ajuga intermedia Boiss. & Orph. Ajuga pseudochia Des.-Shost. Chamaepitys chia (Schreb.) Holub Chamaepitys glabra (C.Presl) Holub Teucrium chium (Schreb.) J.F.Gmel. Teucrium pseudochamaepitys Georgi |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |