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| | + | |familia=Lamiaceae |
| | + | |genus=Ajuga |
| | + | |species=reptans |
| | + | |common_name=Carpet Bugle, Blue bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Common bugle |
| | + | |habit=herbaceous |
| | + | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |Min ht box=4 |
| | + | |Min ht metric=in |
| | + | |Max ht box=8 |
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| | + | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |Min wd box=12 |
| | + | |Min wd metric=in |
| | + | |Max wd box=48 |
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| | + | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |lifespan=perennial |
| | + | |exposure=sun, part-sun |
| | + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |features=flowers, ground cover, fire resistant |
| | + | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| | + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | + | |flowers=blue, purple |
| | + | |Temp Metric=°F |
| | + | |min_zone=5 |
| | + | |max_zone=10 |
| | + | |image=Ajuga-reptans01.jpg |
| | + | |image_width=240 |
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| | Ajuga reptans, Linn. St. prostrate: Ivs. ovate or obovate, entire or sinuate, shiny. — A low, dense, fast-spreading creeper, excellent for covering shady slopes. The typical and white-fld. forms are less cult. than the following: Var. rubra, Hort. More valued for its dark purple Ivs. than its blue fls. Var. variegata, Hort. Fig. Lvs. splashed and edged creamy yellow. Var. atropurpurea, Hort. Fls. purplish blue. May. — Useful for carpeting the ground in shady places. | | Ajuga reptans, Linn. St. prostrate: Ivs. ovate or obovate, entire or sinuate, shiny. — A low, dense, fast-spreading creeper, excellent for covering shady slopes. The typical and white-fld. forms are less cult. than the following: Var. rubra, Hort. More valued for its dark purple Ivs. than its blue fls. Var. variegata, Hort. Fig. Lvs. splashed and edged creamy yellow. Var. atropurpurea, Hort. Fls. purplish blue. May. — Useful for carpeting the ground in shady places. |
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| − | | name = ''Ajuga reptans''
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| − | | image = Ajuga-reptans01.jpg
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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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| − | '''''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== |