Creeping Charlie

Common Name: Creeping Charlie or ground ivy

Botanical Name: Glechoma hederacea L.

Family: Lamiaceae

Life Cycle: Perennial (spreads by rooting stems and seeds)

Defining Identification Characteristics:

• Horizontal creeping stems form a mat

• Smooth, square stems that root at nodes

• Opposite, kidney shaped leaves with rounded teeth

• Clusters of 2-3 small purple flowers at nodes

• Leaves have a mint-like odor when crushed

Common habitat:

• Landscape gardens

• Turfgrass

• Container plantings

Noxious Weed List/Legal Status:

Eradicate Control Restricted Specially Regulated Not Listed

Additional Information:

• Controlling Creeping Charlie, Gleochoma hederaceae – Master Gardener Program