Glechoma hederacea
Lamiaceae
Ground-Ivy
Prostrate to decumbent, with upright stalks. Stems creeping, rooting at nodes, stalks square, with 4 sharp edges, somewhat hairy. Leaves with short petioles or sessile, hairy, nearly round, with coarse round teeth. Flowers lavender, on short stalks, in clusters at upper leaf axils. Flowers in 5-lobed calyx; pouch near base of funnel-shaped tube flared to 2 lips; upper lip divided into 2 shorter lobes, lower into 3 unequal longer lobes, darker spots near center. Grows in moist shaded places in disturbed soils at low elevations. Common weed in lawns and gardens.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
- Flower Form: 5 lobes, 2 lips (mint)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 1–6 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow, West-side Forest
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP
- Native: No
- Also Known As: Gill-Over-The-Ground, Creeping Charlie
