Ajuga reptans NS7536 07June2019 PW
It is clear in this photograph, that in the right conditions it spreads readily by stolons.
Ajuga reptans NS7845 25May2020 MP
Showing the leaves.
Ajuga reptans 16Oct2017 NT0212 MP
Ajuga reptans NS7536 07June2019 PW
Ajuga reptans NS7848 15May2016 MP
Ajuga reptans - Bugle
This plant likes damp woods, or hiding among the grasses on the margins of damp grassland. It has a square stem, with the upper part hairy on two opposite sides.
The basal leaves are distinctively spoon-shaped and barely toothed, and the upright spikes of blue-purple flowers catch the eye. The whole plant can turn bronzy or purplish.