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 Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Habitat: Pastures and alongside streams in the subalpine belt.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – flowering stems with verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – flowering stems with verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – flowering stems with verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis – verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – verticillasters. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – lowest verticillaster. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – bracts seen from above. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – bracts seen from above. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – lower bracts and leaves. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis– stem with leaves. The upper bracts exceed the flowers. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis– basal leaves and lower part of plant. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis– basal leaves. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis– basal leaves. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ajuga pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis – A: flower. Scale in mm. B and C: upper and lower part of filament of lower anther. D and E: upper and lower part of filament of upper anther. 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.
