Ground ivy (creeping Charlie) – Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea L.
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Prostrate, creeping perennial.
Leaves
Opposite, kidney-shaped to rounded leaves are approximately 1 inch wide with scalloped margins, palmate veins and long leaf stalks. Damaged leaves emit a mintlike odor.
Stems
Prostrate, creeping stolons are square in cross-section and root at the nodes to form thick patches.
Flowers and fruit
Purplish blue, funnel-shaped flowers with two lips are found in clusters in the upper leaf axils. The upper lip has two lobes; the lower lip has three lobes. Fruit are small, brown, egg-shaped nutlets.
Reproduction
Creeping stems and seeds.
![Ground ivy plant](/pestid/uploads/images/Ground-ivy-plant-300x200.jpg)
![Ground ivy plants growing in lawn](/pestid/uploads/images/Ground-ivy-plants-growing-in-lawn-300x225.jpg)
![Ground ivy stolons](/pestid/uploads/images/Ground-ivy-stolons-300x225.jpg)
![Ground ivy stolons close up](/pestid/uploads/images/Ground-ivy-stolons-close-up-300x200.jpg)
![Ground ivy flower](/pestid/uploads/images/Ground-ivy-flower-300x245.jpg)
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