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| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
| Subfamily | Ajugoideae |
| Scientific name | Ajuga pygmaea A. Gray |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-kiransou (ヒメキランソウ, 姫金瘡小草 or 姫金襴草 [meaning: small holly tree kiransou (kiransou = Ajuga decumbens Thunberg)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Seaside fileld or sand beach. |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
| Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 3-8cm long, 0.4-1.5cm wide. Scapes 2-5cm tall (sometimes taller in Kyushu).Flowers purple, pink or white corollas ca. 0.8-1.2cm long, flowering in February to October (mainly in March to April). Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ajuga pygmaea A. Gray |
| Ajuga pygmaea A. Gray | |
| Comparative karyological studies in ten Ajuga species in Japan, Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | |
| Note | Native to Japan. Rare species. |
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