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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesAjuga genevensis L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 2: 561 (1753)
Native RangeEurope to Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves 2-12cm, obovate to orbiculate, dentate or shallowly lobate, glabrous to dense pubescent, flowers 12-20mm long, amongst lobate, bluish bracts
Size10-30cm
Colorblue, pink, white
Bloomspring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, 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
SynonymsAjuga 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
Territory1 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)
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