Ajuga forrestii Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ajuga

Characteristics

Herbs erect, perennial, stoloniferous. Stems 6-20(-30) or more) cm tall, gray pubescent or villous, base woody, branched; branches gray pubescent or villous. Petiole 0-8 mm, narrowly winged; leaf blade ovate to lanceolate-oblong, 4-8(-12) × 1.8-3.5(-4.5) cm, densely gray pubescent or villous, base cuneate-decurrent, margin undulate-serrate to crenate, ciliate, apex obtuse to rounded. Inflorescences terminal, ca. 6 cm. Pedicel short or absent. Calyx funnelform, 5-6.5 mm, ciliate along veins and margin; teeth purple, ovate, to 1/2 as long as calyx, subregular. Corolla purplish, purplish blue, or blue, tubular, straight, 7-11 mm, sparsely pubescent, obliquely villous annulate inside; upper lip straight, circular, apex emarginate; middle lobe of lower lip narrowly obcordate, with dark purple lines; lateral lobes linear-oblong. Nutlets areole to 2/3 or more as long as adaxial side of nutlet. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. May-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Patches in moist grasslands, grassy streamsides, open roadsides; at elevations from 1,700-4,000 metres.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Ajuga forrestii world distribution map, present in China and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000933815
COL ID BDNL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ajuga mairei Ajuga forrestii