6/21/2010

Ajuga

Ajuga (Ajuga) is a genus of the mint family (Lamiaceae).

Description

These are one-, two-or multi-annual herbaceous plants, rarely shrubs around, with most species remain rather small (up to several decimetres).

The antithetic leaves are undivided, rarely deeply lobed (Ajuga chamaepitys). Your edge is sawn or notched, rarely almost entire. For most species, the bracts of Blütenquirle the leaves are similar, but smaller and often differently colored. The transfer may by and by, however, also suddenly. In a few species the bracts are larger than the leaves.

The crown is violet to blue, in a few species also whitish or yellow. Similar to the germander the crown is apparently single lip. However, the shallow and very short upper lip is only slightly split into two short lobes.

The much larger lower lip is three-lobed, with the middle lobe is much larger and is in many ways ahead ausgerandet more or less deeply cordate. The crown falls off after the plant has not, but remains up to fruit maturity.

Dissemination

The approximately 40 to 50 species of the genus are found throughout Eurasia to Japan and northern Africa, and sometimes even up in central Africa. Particularly species-rich is the Middle East and the Himalayas.

Two species originate from Australia (one of which A. australis). Some species of the genus are now distributed worldwide. For example, the Creeping bugle (Ajuga reptans). This species is currently being propagated by the gardeners put into culture, and also changed.



Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnsel


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