Bugle (plant)

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Ajuga
Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Tribe: Ajugoideae
Genus: Ajuga L.

Species
See text.

Ajuga (Á-ju-ga) or Carpet bugle is a genus of about 40-50 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae, with most species native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but also two species in southeastern Australia. They grow to 5-50 cm tall, with opposite leaves.

Selected species