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Ajuga chamaepitys
A. chamaepitys is a small herbaceous perennial that reaches 10–40 cm in height. The leaves have an opposite arrangement. It's flowering season is generally in late spring. At first sight, A. chamaepitys looks like a tiny pine tree with a reddish purple four-cornered hairy stem. The leaves can get up to 4 cm long, and are divided into three linear lobes which, when crushed, have a smell similar to pine needles. Ground pine sheds its shiny black seeds close to the parent plant and the seeds can remain alive in the soil for up to 50 years.
Spotted in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Greek name: Άζυγος η χαμαιπίτυς. Greek common names: Δωδεκάνθι, Λιβανόχορτο.
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