Date/Time- 24-Nov-2011 12:01 PM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Karimba, Palakkad district, Kerala (close to Western Ghats) Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb Height/Length- 30-60 cms Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Dark green, ovate Inflorescence Type/ Size- Many flowers emerging from hairy, dark green, leaflike bracts arranged in tall spikes Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Tiny blue-purple flowers, lower lip three-lobed, upper lip two-lobed This should be any Ajuga species Thank you for the tip, … Looking at Web sources, especially www.efloras.org, Ajuga macrosperma var. macrosperma seems to be a possibility… though no photographs are available for confirmation Ye it looks more closer to Ajuga macrosperma var. macrosperma Does not look like Ajuga macrosperma as per images at Lamiaceae herb for Identification SN 16March 07. Also range is Himalaya to Taiwan as per WCSP; |
Ajuga species ?- Karimba, Palakkad district, Kerala
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