Ajuga iva (L.) Schreb.

Bugle Ivette (fr), Bugle ivette (fr), Ivette musquée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Ajuga

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.13
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Rocky slopes at elevations up to 2,700 metres. Semi-steppe shrubland in Israel.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The aerial parts are cooked as a garnish in breads and soups. The leave are dried and used as a spice.
Uses medicinal poison social use spice vertebrate poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Spasm (unspecified), Tumor(Liver) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Images

Habit

Ajuga iva habit picture by Barbora Šašková (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva habit picture by John Walsh (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ajuga iva leaf picture by Barbora Šašková (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva leaf picture by Fred Ethève (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva leaf picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ajuga iva flower picture by Hervé (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva flower picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Ajuga iva flower picture by Barbora Šašková (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ajuga iva fruit picture by Albert Mallol Camprubí (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ajuga iva world distribution map, present in Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98446-3
WFO ID wfo-0000934146
COL ID BDPD
BDTFX ID 2392
INPN ID 80983
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamaepitys pseudoiva Moscharia arabica Moscharia forskahlii Teucrium iva Teucrium moschatum Abiga cistifolia Bugula moschata Chamaepitys iva Ajuga pseudoiva Chamaepithys moschata Bulga iva Ajuga humilis Ajuga moschata Ajuga iva subsp. pseudoiva Ajuga iva var. pseudoiva Ajuga iva var. spathulifolia Moscharia asperidifolia Ajuga iva f. punctata Ajuga iva