Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Ajuga// Species: Ajuga pyramidalis L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Kostadinovski in Matevski (2021).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist and somewhat shaded habitats.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Ajuga pyramidalis – habit in habitat. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – bracts of inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – vertcillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – vertcillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – vertcillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – vertcillasters with flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – cauline leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – basal leaf rosette of vegetative shoot. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River near the village of Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – flower, corola, style and stamens. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
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.
Osogovo nature 