Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Ajuga decumbens / Kiransou キランソウ

Bloom time: March-May

   
Family:
 
 Lamiaceae /
Shisoka


 

Species in the genus Ajuga:


Ajuga ciliata var.villosior / Kaijindou
Ajuga decumbens / Kiransou
Ajuga decumbens f. purprina / Momoirokiransou
Ajuga japonicum / Ougikazura
Ajuga makinoi / Tachikiransou
Ajuga nipponensis / Juunihitoe
Ajuga x mixta / Juunikiransou
Ajuga yezoensis / Nishikigoromo
Ajuga yezoensis f. albiflora / Shirobananishikigoromo
 
   

Ajuga decumbens / Kiransou キランソウ

 
Ajuga decumbens, inhabiting roadsides, ends of gardens, foothills, skirts of mountains, etc., spread out its branching stems flat on the ground to make mats; stems look like runners; however, making no root systems on them. Leaves are 4-6cm long and 1-2cm wide, forming an oblanceolate in their basal rosette. Some 1cm deep purple, labiate flowers bloom at the axils. Bloom time: March-May.
                     
                   
                     

SPRING #1

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