Ajuga genevensis L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inLamiaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Ajuga// Species: Ajuga genevensis L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Kostadinovski in Matevski (2021).

Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests, sparse woods.

Flowering period: Spring – early summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Locality: village of Shtalkovica.

Ajuga genevensis – habit. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – bract. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – stem and leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – stem and leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – stem and leaves. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Shtalkovica, 11.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica.

Ajuga genevensis – habit. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – stem with verticillasters. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – stem. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Kochanski dol” near Sinkovica, 01.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: hilly region between the vilages of Pantelej and Rajchani.

Ajuga genevensis – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – flowers and anthers. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – lowers verticilaster and bracts. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – developing verticillasters and bracts Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – basal and cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Pantelej.

Ajuga genevensis – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– flowering stems with inflorescences (verticillasters). Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– bracts and cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– flowering stems. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– inflorescence with verticillasters. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– verticillasters. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– bracts of developing inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– lower bracts. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: lake “Gradche”.

Ajuga genevensis – habit. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – habit in habitat. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – inflorescence. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – flowers. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ajuga genevensis – leaves. Lake “Gradche”,  08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ajuga genevensis L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444576-1 [Accessed 13.11.2021].

Ajuga L. Ball, P.W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 128 – 129.

Ajuga L. Matevski, V. in Matevski, V. The Flora of the RN Macedonia Vol II, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, pp. 206 – 214.

Last update: 17.12.2025.