Kebnat
PLANTS

Common bugle

Ajuga reptans

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbPerennialBlue flowersavril to mai
Common bugle, photo 1 of 5
Common bugle, In flower
Common bugle, In fruit
10–40 cmLength
9 cmHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 9 cm. Introduced to Québec. Blue flowers, from April to May.

There are 552 observations of Common bugle in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie112
  2. Laurentides71
  3. Capitale-Nationale71
  4. Montérégie65
  5. Montréal59
  6. Outaouais45
  7. Lanaudière38
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  9. Mauricie17
  10. Laval10
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Côte-Nord3

Similar species

Blue bugleAjuga genevensis
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Purple deadnettleLamium purpureum
Great blue lobeliaLobelia siphilitica
Common gypsyweedVeronica officinalis
TOXIC
VelvetbellsBartsia alpina
Eastern daisy fleabaneErigeron annuus
Germander speedwellVeronica chamaedrys
TOXIC
Stinking willieJacobaea vulgaris