Austral Bugle - a native (Ajuga australis)

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family).
Native of eastern Australia.

Occurrence: Uncommon. Is more common on and south of the Dividing Range.

Identification:

• it is erect or prostrate to about 40 cm
• the leaves are slightly lobed
• the tube flowers are blue to violet, and grow from the leaf bases
• the lower lip of the petals is two-lobed
• the stamens are exerted beyond the petal tube

Austral Bugle is a variable species.

Right and lower left: Austral Bugle. Nuggetty.
Lower right: Sample from Mt Alexander. This plant was dug up by rabbits.