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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Lamiaceae
Ajuga reptans L.
carpet bugle, common bugle
Ajuga: an obscure name meaning creeping
reptans: having creeping and rooting stems
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| Status: | Introduced - rarely escaped |
| Plant: | more or less erect perennial, 4"-12" tall aromatic forb; stems square; rhizomes with creeping stolons forming mats |
| Flower: | blue, 5-parted, 1/2" long, irregularly tube-shaped;  inflorescence whorls of usually 6 flowers forming a spike from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, often coppery or purplish in color |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas, lawns |
| (Glossary) |
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