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| Ground ivy (creeping Charlie) - Glechoma hederacea L. | |||||||||
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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 |
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Updated: 04/09/08