Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb.

Much-branched annual 1–2 dm; lvs cleft into 3(5) linear segments; lower lip of the yellow (purple) cor much prolonged, its base narrow, with 2 small lateral lobes, the median lobe dilated and merely retuse; 2n=28. Native of the Mediterranean region, intr. in se. Va. May–Sept.

Very local in sandy and chalky arable fields and in open habitats in chalky grassland in southeastern England. Dry, often calcareous slopes; mostly wastelands, fields and meadows.

Can be grown by seedlings.