Synonyms: Gill-over-the-ground, Ground-ivy.
Ground Ivy is an introduced species from Europe that has become established throughout Maryland.
As is typical of the Mint Family, Ground Ivy has square stems, opposite leaves, and five-petaled flowers. It is low-growing and can easily be confused with two other low-growing mints, Purple Deadnettle and Henbit. Ground Ivy leaves have long petioles (stalks) and are kidney-shaped to round, with crenate margins. In contrast, Henbit's leaves have no petioles, and each pair of leaves encircles the stem. The leaves have crenate to shallowly lobed margins. Purple Dead-nettle leaves have petioles and are deltoid (triangular) in shape, with serrate margins, and the upper leaves are purplish.
This common, low-growing species can be found along roadsides and in yards, fields, and disturbed soil.
There are 1,019 records in the project database.
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