Lamiaceae FAMILY

Ajuga chamaepitys

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ajuga chamaepitys is an annual or sometimes a short-lived perennial plant. Branching near the base, it produces a number of prostrate to ascending stems 5 - 20cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Britain to Spain, east to Ukraine and Bulgaria; W. Asia - Caucasus, Turkey to Israel, Iran; N. Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

HabitatVery local in sandy and chalky arable fields and in open habitats in chalky grassland in southeastern England[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Dry, often calcareous slopes; mostly wastelands, fields and meadows[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].