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Austral Bugle

Ajuga australis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 77, February 35, March 30, April 57, May 66, June 48, July 50, August 57, September 186, October 424, November 320, December 164.
Australia1,514
Victoria528
New South Wales394
Queensland325
South Australia174
Australian Capital Territory64
Tasmania29

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusBugles · Ajuga

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Austral Bugle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.