Lamiaceae
Blue bugle
Ajuga genevensis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ajuga
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Common names
By language (29)
- Arabic
- عجوقة جنيفية
- arz
- عجوقه جنيفيه
- Azerbaijani
- Cenevrə dirçəyi
- Belarusian
- Гарлянка жэнеўская
- Bulgarian
- Женевско срещниче
- Chinese
- 欧洲筋骨草, 歐洲筋骨草, 下草, 日内瓦筋骨草, 喇叭草, 直立筋骨草
- Croatian
- Ledinska ivica
- Czech
- Zběhovec lesní
- Dutch
- Heidezenegroen, Harig zenegroen
- English
- Blue bugle, Geneva bugle, Blue bugleweed, Geneva bugleweed, Upright bugle
- Estonian
- Karvane akakapsas
- Finnish
- Hammasakankaali
- French
- Bugle de Genève, Bugle de Geneve
- Georgian
- Პირწმინდა
- German
- Genfer Günsel, Heide-Günsel
- hsb
- Kosmaty zběhowc
- Hungarian
- Közönséges ínfű
- Latvian
- Ženēvas cekuliņš
- Lithuanian
- Gauruotoji vaisgina
- Polish
- Dąbrówka kosmata, Dąbrówka genewska
- Romanian
- Gubănaş, Suliman
- Russian
- Живучка мохнатая, Живучка женевская
- Slovak
- Zbehovec ženevský
- Slovenian
- Dlakavi skrečnik
- Spanish
- Búgula de Ginebra
- Swedish
- Kritsuga
- Ukrainian
- Горлянка женевська
- Welsh
- Glesyn Cernyw
- xmf
- Ცეიშელა
Synonyms
- Ajuga alpestris Dumort.
- Ajuga alpicola (Beck) Dalla Torre
- Ajuga alpina L.
- Ajuga cryptostylon Lagr.-Foss.
- Ajuga foliosa Tratt.
- Ajuga genevensis var. alpicola Beck
- Ajuga genevensis var. alpina (L.) Nyman
- Ajuga genevensis var. arida Fr.
- Ajuga genevensis var. cryptostylon (Lagr.-Foss.) Nyman
- Ajuga genevensis var. elatior Fr.
- Ajuga genevensis var. foliosa (Tratt.) Beck
- Ajuga genevensis var. frigida Dumort.
- Ajuga genevensis var. glabrifolia St.-Lag.
- Ajuga genevensis var. grossidens Briq.
- Ajuga genevensis var. integrifolia Sanio
- Ajuga genevensis var. longifolia Klett & Richt.
- Ajuga genevensis var. longistyla St.-Lag.
- Ajuga genevensis var. rosea Gaudin
- Ajuga glabrifolia (St.-Lag.) Bonnier
- Ajuga interrupta Dulac
- Ajuga lanata Mart. ex Steud.
- Ajuga latifolia Host
- Ajuga montana Rchb.
- Ajuga pyramidalis M.Bieb.
- Ajuga rugosa Host
- Ajuga vulgaris subsp. alpina (L.) Rouy
- Ajuga vulgaris subsp. foliosa (Tratt.) Rouy
- Ajuga vulgaris subsp. genevensis (L.) Rouy
- Bugula alpina (L.) All.
- Bugula genevensis (L.) Crantz
- Bugula tomentosa Gilib.
- Teucrium genevense (L.) Crantz
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 715 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marcello Manara, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrey Sdobnikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denys Vynokurov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenta Nakahashi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Przepiór, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.