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

    
Photographs above: Near Ballingeary, County Cork.