Scientific name: Ajuga pyramidalis L.
Common name: Pyramidal Bugle
Description
Habit: A softly hairy biennial or perennial, to 30 cm high.
Stems: Erect, square.
Leaves: Opposite, undivided, oval, entire or roundly toothed; basal leaves stalked, upper leaves stalkless.
Flowers: Violet blue, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, in axillary whorl-like clusters, forming a terminal, pyramidal diffuse spike; inflorescence bracts green tinged with violet of pink; calyx tubular, of five fused sepals, 5-toothed, teeth equal; corolla tubular, of 5 fused petals, 2-lipped, upper lip minute, lower lip 4-lobed, tube with a small ring of hairs inside; stamens 4, attached to the corolla, usually in two pairs, one longer than the other; ovary superior.
Fruits: A group of 4 1-seeded nutlets.
Habitat: Thin soil overlying basic rock.Distribution: Very rare.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: Yes