Lamiaceae FAMILY
Ajuga decumbens
Ajuga decumbens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ajuga decumbens is an erect to prostrate, annual to biennial plant producing branched stems 10 - 30cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, Japan, Korea.
HabitatThin woods and hedges in hills and low mountains, C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Sunny meadows on hill sides from the lowlands to elevations of 1,000 metres[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].