Ajuga yezoensis / Nishikigoromo

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Ajuga yezoensis / Nishikigoromo ニシキゴロモ
Bloom time: April-May

Family:	Lamiaceae / Shisoka		Notes For Reference:-
			Species, Varieties, or Forms 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 yezoensis / Nishikigoromo ニシキゴロモ

Ajuga yezoensis is a perennial herb of the height of 5-15cm inhabiting forests in mountainous regions; leaves are of 3-4 pairs, opposite, each with a 1-2cm-long petiole, in the shape of a long oblanceolate, 2-6cm in length, 1-3cm in width, with margins coarse and obtuse. The leaf surfaces are partly purple along the veins, and the backsides are purple throughout. Light purple, labiate flowers, several in number, emerge at axils on upper parts; the corollas measure 1.1-1.3cm, tube slender, cleft in five, upper lips two and lower lips 3. Bloom time: April-May.

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