Ground-ivy - Glechoma hederacea
Alternative names
Ground Ivy
Description
Low to short patch forming plant, aromatic, creeping and rooting at the nodes. Flowering stems ascending to erect. Leaves kidney shaped to almost heart shaped, coarsely toothed and long stalked. Flowers pale violet blue with purple spots on the lower lip, occasionally pink found at base of leaves.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Varied habitats such as hedgerows and roadside verges, waste and cultivated land.
When to see it
March to May.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 588 of the 617 tetrads.
David NichollsAylestone Meadows18 May 2013
Barbara CooperHolwell15 April 2013
David NichollsNarborough Bog NR02 May 2009 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5023 9277 (taken 23.5.2007)..JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote23 May 2007
David NichollsStonesby Quarry16 May 2014
David NichollsStonesby Quarry16 May 2014
 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5023 9277 (taken 23.5.2007)..JPG)
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AJ CannMuston Meadows26 April 2015 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5023 9277 (taken 23.5.2007).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote23 May 2007
David NichollsWirlybones Wood30 March 2012
Graham CalowBurbage Common and Woods13 April 2011
David NichollsGilroes Cemetery06 May 2012
HAPeacockGilroes Cemetery24 April 2012
HAPeacockGilroes Cemetery24 April 2012
HAPeacockGilroes Cemetery24 April 2012
Barbara CooperLong Clawson08 May 2012
David NichollsWirlybones Wood05 May 2012
Alan SemperHarby Stathern Lane verge13 April 2012
HAPeacockThe Orchards19 June 2012
Barbara CooperHolwell15 April 2013
Graham CalowSharnford29 April 2013
Graham CalowSapcote04 May 2013
Alan SemperMuston, roadside06 April 2014
LostashWhetstone Fields15 May 2014
 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5023 9277 (taken 23.5.2007).JPG)
