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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Lamiaceae
Glechoma hederacea L.
creeping-Charlie, gill-over-the-ground, ground-ivy
Glechoma: Greek name for thyme or pennyroyal
hederacea: of or pertaining to ivy
Hazardous 
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect to creeping, perennial, 1"-16" tall forb with rank odor; stems square |
| Flower: | purple, 5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" long;  inflorescence usually 3 short-stalked flowers in loose whorls from the leaf axils; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, all similar, stalked, rounded with rounded teeth |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; disturbed sites, woods, lawns |
| (Glossary) |
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