Ajuga iva
Ajuga iva (L.) Schreb.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Lamiales
- family Lamiaceae
- genus Ajuga
Common Names
Herb ivry (English), Musky bugle (English), شندقوره (Arabic), جعده (جَعَدَه) (Arabic), جعده (جِعده) (Arabic), جعده (جَعده) (Arabic), جعده (جِعده) (Arabic), مسكه (مِسكه) (Arabic), مسيكه (مسيْكه) (Arabic), سمسيك (سَمسَيْك) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Overview
Description
A greyish-villous perennial with decumbent or ascending stems, branched from the base; leaves are oblong-linear to linear, usually entire or 1-3-dentate at tip; verticillasters are 2-flowered, forming a raceme-like inflorescence; calyx is tubular and villous and calyx-teeth are triangular and acute; corolla is yellow or purple; fruit is a pitted nutlet.
Description
Size
Height: 10-25 cm
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Mediterranean region, Sinai.
Distribution in Egypt
Libyan Desert Oases, and Nubian Desert Oases
Habitat
Stony wadis, and roadsides.
Life Expectancy
Perennial
Taxonomy
- Teucrium iva L. (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..

