''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, carpet bugle, or just bugle, is a genus of 40 species annual and perennial

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

flowering plants in the

Ajugeae Ajugeae is a tribe of the subfamily Ajugoideae in the family Lamiaceae. It contains five genera: ''Acrymia'' Prain, '' Ajuga'' L., ''Cymaria'' Benth., ''Garrettia'' H. R. Fletcher, and ''Holocheila ''Holocheila'' is a genus of flowering plant ...

tribe of the mint family Lamiaceae, with most species

native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (disambiguation) In arts and entert ...

to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but also two species in southeastern Australia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> They grow to 5–50 cm tall, with opposite leaves.

Species

Species accepted within ''Ajuga'' include: * ''

Ajuga arabica ''Ajuga arabica'' is a herbaceous flowering plant native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territ ...

'' P.H.Davis – Saudi Arabia * ''

Ajuga australis ''Ajuga australis'', commonly known as Austral bugle, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Eastern Australia. First described by Robert Brown, it is occasionally seen in horticulture. Classification Scottish botanist Robert Brown describe ...

'' R.Br. - Australia * ''

Ajuga bombycina ''Ajuga bombycina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the east Aegean Islands and south-west and south Turkey. References bombycina Bombycina is the name for a subsection of Ditrysian insects in order c ...

'' Boiss. – Aegean Islands, Turkey * '' Ajuga boninsimae'' Maxim. – Ogasawara-shoto (Bonin Islands of Japan) * ''

Ajuga brachystemon ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Maxim. – Uttarakhand, Nepal, northern India * ''

Ajuga campylantha ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Diels – Yunnan * ''

Ajuga campylanthoides ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' C.Y.Wu & C.Chen – Tibet, central China * ''

Ajuga chamaecistus ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Ging. ex Benth. – Iran, Afghanistan * ''

Ajuga chamaepitys ''Ajuga chamaepitys'' is a species of flowering plant of the family Lamiaceae. Popularly known as yellow bugle, chian bugle or ground-pine, the plant has many of the same characteristics and properties as ''Ajuga reptans''. ''A. chamaepitys'' ...

'' (L.) Schreb. – central + southern Europe, central + southwestern Asia * ''

Ajuga chasmophila ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' P.H.Davis – Syria * ''

Ajuga ciliata ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Bunge – China, Korea, Japan * ''

Ajuga davisiana ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Kit Tan & Yildiz – Turkey * ''

Ajuga decaryana ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Danguy ex R.A.Clement – Madagascar * ''

Ajuga decumbens ''Ajuga decumbens'' is a herbaceous flowering plant native to China, Japan and Korea. It is commonly found in lightly forested sunny areas, such as meadows and roadsides between 400 and 2300 metres in altitude. This plant grows as a groundcover, ...

'' Thunb. – decumbent bugle – China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands * ''

Ajuga dictyocarpa ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Hayata – - China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands * ''

Ajuga fauriei ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' H.Lév. & Vaniot – Korea * '' Ajuga flaccida'' Baker – Madagascar * '' Ajuga forrestii'' Diels – China, Tibet, Nepal * ''

Ajuga genevensis ''A. genevensis'' (also variously known as the upright bugle, blue bugle, Geneva bugleweed, blue bugleweed) is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe. It is less common than its relative, ''Ajuga reptans'' (common bugle). Description ''A ...

'' L. – central + southern Europe, Caucasus; naturalized in North America * ''

Ajuga grandiflora ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Stapf – South Australia * '' Ajuga incisia'' Maxim – Honshu Island in Japan * '' Ajuga integrifolia'' Buch.-Ham. – central + eastern Africa, southern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, China, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea * '' Ajuga iva'' (L.) Schreb. – Mediterranean region from Canary Islands and Madeira to Turkey and Palestine * '' Ajuga japonica'' Miq. – Japan * '' Ajuga laxmannii'' (Murray) Benth. – southeastern Europe from Czech Republic to Greece; Turkey, Caucasus * '' Ajuga leucantha'' Lukhoba – Uganda, DRoC, Ethiopia * '' Ajuga linearifolia'' Pamp. – China * '' Ajuga lobata'' D.Don – China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar * '' Ajuga lupulina'' Maxim. - China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam * '' Ajuga macrosperma'' Wall. ex Benth. – China, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, northern + eastern India, northern Indochina * '' Ajuga makinoi'' Nakai – Honshu Island in Japan * '' Ajuga mollis'' Gladkova – Crimea * '' Ajuga multiflora'' Bunge – Korean pyramid bugle – China, Korea, Chita region of Siberia, Amur, Primorye * '' Ajuga nipponensis'' Makino – China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan * '' Ajuga novoguineensis'' A.J.Paton & R.J.Johns – New Guinea * '' Ajuga nubigena'' Diels – Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan * '' Ajuga oblongata'' M.Bieb. – Iraq, Caucasus * ''

Ajuga oocephala ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Baker – Madagascar * '' Ajuga ophrydris'' Burch. ex Benth. – South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho * ''

Ajuga orientalis ''Ajuga orientalis'', also known as Oriental bugle and Eastern bugle, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to the Eastern Mediterranean. It is found in the sandy, dry brushwood and lightly forested regions of the coast. It is usually evergree ...

'' L. – eastern Mediterranean * '' Ajuga ovalifolia'' Bureau & Franch. – China * '' Ajuga palaestina'' - Palestine (Region), Turkey * '' Ajuga pantantha'' Hand.-Mazz. – Yunnan * ''

Ajuga parviflora ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Benth. – Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal * '' Ajuga piskoi'' Degen & Bald. – Albania, Yugoslavia * '' Ajuga postii'' Briq. – Turkey * '' Ajuga pygmaea'' A.Gray – China, Japan, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands * ''

Ajuga pyramidalis ''Ajuga pyramidalis'', commonly known as pyramidal bugle, is a flowering plant of the genus ''Ajuga'' in the family Lamiaceae. It is a native plant in Europe. Description Pyramidal bugle is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing from about tall. ...

'' L. – central + southern Europe * '' Ajuga relicta'' P.H.Davis – Turkey * ''

Ajuga reptans ''Ajuga reptans'' is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally but less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamia ...

'' L. – Europe, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran, Turkey, Caucasus; naturalized in New Zealand, North America, and Venezuela * ''

Ajuga robusta ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Baker – Madagascar * '' Ajuga salicifolia'' (L.) Schreb. – Balkans, Crimea, southern Russia, Turkey * ''

Ajuga saxicola ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Assadi & Jamzad – Iran * '' Ajuga sciaphila'' W.W.Sm..- southwestern China * '' Ajuga shikotanensis'' Miyabe & Tatew – Japan, Kuril Islands * '' Ajuga sinuata'' R.Br. – New South Wales * ''

Ajuga spectabilis ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Nakai – Korean bugle – Korea * '' Ajuga taiwanensis'' Nakai ex Murata – Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Philippines * '' Ajuga tenorii'' C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl – Italy * ''

Ajuga turkestanica ''Ajuga turkestanica'' is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Central Asia. It was first described in 1894. Description ''A. turkestanica'' is a perennial herbaceous plant reaching heights between 40 and 60 cm. The plant is typically found i ...

'' (Regel) Briq. – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Ajuga vesiculifera ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Herder – Kyrgyzstan * ''

Ajuga vestita ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Boiss. – Turkey, Iran * ''

Ajuga xylorrhiza ''Ajuga'' , also known as bugleweed,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. ground pine, c ...

'' Kit Tan – Turkey * '' Ajuga yesoensis'' Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav. – Japan * '' Ajuga zakhoensis'' Rech.f. – Iraq

Gallery

Image:Ajuga_genevensis_150505.jpg, Blue bugle (''Ajuga genevensis'') Image:Illustration Ajuga reptans0.jpg, Common bugle from Thomé, ''Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz'', 1885 Image:Ajuga nipponica Makino, USNH 1962.jpg, Color specimen of ''Ajuga nipponica Makino'', 1962

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q158472 Lamiaceae genera Garden plants Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus