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Ajuga
Also called Bugle, Bugles
Ajuga, or bugleweed, is a genus of over 60 low-growing annual and perennial herbs in the mint family, often grown as ground cover. Give it moist, well-drained soil in partial shade and it will spread readily.
Ajuga , also known as bugleweed, ground pine, carpet bugle, or just bugle, is a genus of flowering plants in the Ajugeae tribe of the mint family Lamiaceae. Over 60 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants are known. They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
They grow to 5–50 cm (2.0–19.7 in) tall, with opposite leaves.
Ajuga arabica · Australian Bugle · Ajuga boninsimae · Decumbent Bugle · Blue bugle · Ajuga japonica · Ajuga lupulina · Oriental Bugle · Ajuga piskoi · Bugle · Ajuga turkestanica · Ajuga zakhoensis
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