Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Ajuga genevensis L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 561 (1753) |
Native Range | Europe to Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves 2-12cm, obovate to orbiculate, dentate or shallowly lobate, glabrous to dense pubescent, flowers 12-20mm long, amongst lobate, bluish bracts |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, pink, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 alpestris Dumort. Ajuga alpicola (Beck) Dalla Torre Ajuga alpina L. Ajuga foliosa Tratt. Ajuga genevensis var. alpicola Beck Ajuga genevensis var. alpina (L.) Nyman Ajuga genevensis var. arida Fr. Ajuga genevensis var. cryptostylon Lagr.-Foss. Ajuga genevensis var. elatior Fr. Ajuga genevensis var. foliosa (Tratt.) Beck Ajuga genevensis var. frigida Dumort. Ajuga genevensis var. glabrifolia St.-Lag. Ajuga genevensis var. grossidens Briq. Ajuga genevensis var. integrifolia Sanio Ajuga genevensis var. longifolia Klett & Richt. Ajuga genevensis var. longistyla St.-Lag. Ajuga genevensis var. rosea Gaudin Ajuga glabrifolia (St.-Lag.) Bonnier Ajuga interrupta Dulac Ajuga lanata Mart. ex Steud. Ajuga latifolia Host Ajuga montana Rchb. Ajuga pyramidalis M.Bieb. Ajuga rugosa Host Ajuga vulgaris ssp. alpina (L.) Rouy Ajuga vulgaris ssp. foliosa (Tratt.) Rouy Ajuga vulgaris ssp. genevensis (L.) Rouy Bugula alpina (L.) All. Bugula genevensis (L.) Crantz Bugula tomentosa Gilib. Teucrium genevense (L.) Crantz |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |