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Ground ivy (creeping Charlie) - Glechoma hederacea L.
Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes > Ground ivy
Ground ivy foliage and flower. Ground ivy leaf
Ground ivy foliage and flower. Ground ivy leaf.
Ground ivy plant with creeping stolons
Ground ivy plant with creeping stolons.
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 lawn plant
Ground ivy in a lawn.
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Updated: 10/18/07