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Lamiaceae

Ground-pine

Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ajuga

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Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys)
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (19)
Arabic
عجوقة أرضية, خامافيطس, صنوبر الأرض, عرصف, كمافيطوس
arz
عجوقه ارضيه
Asturian
Piniella de flor mariello
Catalan
Iva artètica
Chinese
地松
Croatian
Žuta ivica
Czech
Zběhovec trojklaný pravý
Dutch
Akkerzenegroen
English
Ground-pine, Yellow bugle, Ground pine
Finnish
Rohtoakankaali
French
Bugle petit-pin, Ive, Ivette
German
Gelber Günsel, Acker-Günsel
hsb
Žołty zběhowc
Polish
Dąbrówka żółtokwiatowa
Sindhi
ڪڪروندو
Slovenian
Rumeni skrečnik
Spanish
Búgula amarilla, Camapiteos, Camepiteo, Camepiteos, Camepitio, Camepytis, Camepíteos, Hierba artetica
Swedish
Gulsuga
Welsh
Glesyn-y-coed pêr

Synonyms

  • Bugula arvensis Gray
  • Bugula chamaepithys (L.) Scop.
  • Bulga chamaepitys (L.) Kuntze
  • Chamaepitys vulgaris Link
  • Teucrium chamaepitys L.

Flowers

In flower
March to June (from 600 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.