Photographs: Co. Cork

Bugle Ajuga reptans Ghlasair choille Family: Lamiaceae Flowering time: April-June. Perennial. Native. Erect dark blue flowering spike, the flowers with white marks on lower lip. Paired stem leaves from basal rosette of shiny untoothed leaves. Many rooting runners. Height: 10-30 cm Widespread, common in woods, hedges, fields, and on roadsides. Similar: Pyramidal Bugle, Ajuga pyramidalis. Tiny purple flowers nearly hidden by leafy bracts. Very rare, on list of Endangered Plants.

Bugle, Ajuga reptans, Ghlasair choille