Bugleweed
Ajuga integrifolia
A low plant in a weedy area at Nairobi, Kenya, 28 March 2013.
HERBACEOUS: Grows a number of stems for several seasons from a tough root stock reaching mostly less than one meter tall.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are elliptical and broad, rounded teeth along the margin. The pubescence gives the leaves a silvery green color.
FLOWERS: The pale blue flowers have a very small top petal and four lower petals united into a large landing platform.
RANGE: Distributed in Ethiopia and Kenya in East Africa.
FRUIT:
UNARMED.