Ajuga reptans

Ajuga reptans (Blue bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Common bugle) is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe. This plant is often used as medicinal and ornamental plant.

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The bugle has dark green leaves with purple highlights. It is a spreading ground cover that grows in a dense mat. The leaves grow 2-3 inches high but in the spring it sends up 4-6 inch tall flower stalks with many purple flowers on them.

In folklore

Bugle is also known as "carpenter's herb" due to its supposed ability to stem bleeding.^[1]

References

1. ^ Howard, Michael. Traditional Folk Remedies (Century, 1987), p108

• Bailey, L. H. (2005). Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 

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