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| |familia=Lamiaceae | | |familia=Lamiaceae |
| |genus=Ajuga | | |genus=Ajuga |
− | |species=reptans | + | |species=reptans |
| + | |common_name=Carpet Bugle, Blue bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Common bugle |
| |habit=herbaceous | | |habit=herbaceous |
| |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |Max wd metric=in | | |Max wd metric=in |
| |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| |exposure=sun, part-sun | | |exposure=sun, part-sun |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | |features=flowers, ground cover | + | |features=flowers, ground cover, fire resistant |
| |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |min_zone=5 | | |min_zone=5 |
| |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Ajuga-reptans01.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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− | | name = ''Ajuga reptans''
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− | | image = Ajuga-reptans01.jpg
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− | | image_width = 250px
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− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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− | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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− | | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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− | | ordo = [[Lamiales]]
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− | | familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
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− | | genus = ''[[Ajuga]]''
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− | | species = '''''A. reptans'''''
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− | | binomial = ''Ajuga reptans''
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− | | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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− | }}
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− | '''''Ajuga reptans''''' ('''Blue bugle''', '''Bugleherb''', '''Bugleweed''', '''Carpetweed''', '''Common bugle''') is a herbaceous [[flowering plant]] native to [[Europe]]. This plant is often used as [[medicinal plant|medicinal]] and [[ornamental plant]]. | + | '''''Ajuga reptans''''' is a herbaceous [[flowering plant]] native to [[Europe]]. This plant is often used as [[medicinal plant|medicinal]] and [[ornamental plant]]. |
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− | The bugle has dark green leaves with purple highlights. It is a spreading ground cover that grows in a dense mat. The leaves grow 2-3 inches high but in the spring it sends up 4-6 inch tall flower stalks with many purple flowers on them.
| + | It has dark green leaves with purple highlights. It is a spreading ground cover that grows in a dense mat. The leaves grow 2-3 inches high but in the spring it sends up 4-6 inch tall flower stalks with many purple flowers on them. |
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| [[Image:Ajuga_reptans_20070429_132711_1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Ajuga reptans]] | | [[Image:Ajuga_reptans_20070429_132711_1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Ajuga reptans]] |
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| ==In folklore== | | ==In folklore== |
− | Bugle is also known as "carpenter's herb" due to its supposed ability to stem bleeding.<ref>Howard, Michael. ''Traditional Folk Remedies'' (Century, 1987), p108</ref>
| + | Ajuga reptans is also known as "carpenter's herb" due to its supposed ability to stem bleeding.<ref>Howard, Michael. ''Traditional Folk Remedies'' (Century, 1987), p108</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |