Ajuga makinoi is
a perennial herb growing under trees; the whole is significantly
haired. In flowering time, stems arise to 5-20cm in height and fall
on the ground to root when flowering is over. Leaves are of
alternate phyllotaxis, in the shape of an oblanceolate with the tips
obtuse and the margins undulated. Flowers come at leaf axils; the
corollas are blue-purple to dark purple, approximately 1cm in size,
and the lower lips are cleft in three. Bloom time: April-June. |