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Ajuga reptans

Photo by PatriciaPi
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Field Notes

Description:

Ajuga reptans has dark green leaves with purple highlights. It is a spreading ground cover that grows in a dense mat. The leaves grow 5–8 cm (2–3 in) high but in the spring it sends up 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall flower stalks with many purple flowers on them.

It is also component of Purple moor grass and rush pastures, a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK

Species ID Suggestions

Pyramidal Bugle

Ajuga pyramidalis
LennyWorthington
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Ajuga reptans

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The MnMs
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Comments (5)
PatriciaPi
gracias Marta por la ayuda! ( thank you Jopy for your help!) pues por lo que veo según la fecha de tus fotos de Escocia, coincidimos en el tiempo! jajajaja
The MnMs
Jopy is right, it looks more like Ajuga reptans :-)
The MnMs
la verdad no estoy segura del ID que te he propuesto..pudiera ser Ajuga. Si averiguas me dices por que yo tengo una planta parecida, tb en Escocia y a lo mejor tengo el ID mal. Mira: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/34293011
Jopy
Hi, it is Ajuga reptans...
PatriciaPi
it seems to be Ajuga, but not the pyramidalis species...

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Flowers of Europe
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Biodiversity of Scotland
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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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