Ground ivy
Ground ivy |
Ground ivy
| Scientific Name | Glechoma hederacea L. |
| Other Names | Creeping charlie, field balm, cats-foot, and gill-over-the-hill. |
| Life Cycle | perennial |
| General Description | Perennial with creeping square stems and rounded leaves. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are spatulate and located on the end of a long stalk. Leaves are opposite and shiny on the upper surface. A few sparse hairs may be present. Seedlings are rarely found. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Stems and leaves are mostly smooth with a few hairs. Leaves are opposite and round, while leaf margins are made up of rounded teeth. Stems are square and root at nodes. |
| Roots | Fiberous, but has rhizomes also. |
| Flower and Fruit | Pinkish-purple flowers found at the end of long trailing vegetative stems. Petals are tubular. Fruit are egg-shaped nutlets (flat on two sides, round on the third). |
| Other Information | Has a distinctive "minty" smell (member of mint family). |