LamiaceaeGlecoma hederacea
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: All Spring
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 1--6 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-Side Forest, Disturbed
- Found In: Olympic NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP
- Native: No
More Information:
- Common synonyms: Gill-over-the-ground, creeping Charlie
- More Photos
- USDA Plants Database
- CalPhotos
- Oregon Flora Project Atlas
- E-Flora BC
- WTU Herbarium Image Collection
- UW Herbarium - Vascular Plant Collection