Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021).
Distribution: Native from East Central Europe and Italy to Kazakhstan and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands, pastures and rocky terrains.
Lifeform: Short lived perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAR, APR, MAY, JUN.
Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowering stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – stem with flowers and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – stem with flowers and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowers and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowers and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves of developing stems. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – abaxial side of leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – abaxial side of leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – flowers. Scale in mm. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ajuga chamaepitys subsp. chia – leaves. Scale in mm. Hilly region near village of Beli, 12.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 