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{{Taxobox
−| name = ''Ajuga reptans''
−| image = Ajuga-reptans01.jpg
−| image_width = 250px
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
−| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
−| genus = ''[[Ajuga]]''
−| species = '''''A. reptans'''''
−| binomial = ''Ajuga reptans''
−| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
−}}
−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.+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>+
|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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−'''''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]].
−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.
[[Image:Ajuga_reptans_20070429_132711_1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Ajuga reptans]]
[[Image:Ajuga_reptans_20070429_132711_1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Ajuga reptans]]
==In folklore==
==In folklore==
−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>
==References==
==References==