Ajuga orientalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Ajuga |
Species: | A. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Ajuga orientalis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Ajuga orientalis, also known as Oriental bugle and Eastern bugle, [2] is a herbaceous flowering plant native to the Eastern Mediterranean. [3] It is found in the sandy, dry brushwood and lightly forested regions of the coast. [3] It is usually evergreen, although it may be briefly deciduous in cold winters. [2]
This plant will grow to be 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) wide and tall after 2–5 years of growing. [2] The 6–30 cm (2.4–11.8 in) long flower stems are produced in spring and summer. They contain 4 to 12 flowers which are tube shaped,10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) long and cream/violet coloured. The calyx is 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long, with the top lip being cream coloured whilst the bottom being violet. The stamens are found inside. The grey-green leaves are oblong-elliptic, crenate-denate and usually 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) long. [4]
This species, alongside most other Ajuga, claim to have medicinal effects, [5] [6] [7] being used in traditional Turkish medicine. [8]
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