Lamiaceae
Ground ivy
Glechoma hederacea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Glechoma
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Common names
By language (51)
- ang
- Eorþifi
- Arabic
- لبلاب الأرض, عشبة الرجل, عشقة, كفنه مدادة, كفية
- Armenian
- Գետնաբաղեղ բաղեղանման
- arz
- لبلاب الارض
- Asturian
- Mantarrota
- azb
- سارماشیقواری یئرسارماشیغی
- Azerbaijani
- Sarmaşıqvari yersarmaşığı
- Basque
- Amuntz
- Belarusian
- Блюшчык плюшчападобны, Горлечнік, Каціная мята, Расходнік, Сабачая мята, Скуляшнік
- Bulgarian
- Бръшлянова самобайка
- Catalan
- Heura de terra
- Chinese
- 金錢薄荷, 金钱薄荷, 欧活血丹, 活血丹, 大馬蹄草, 歐活血丹, 虎咬黃, 連錢草
- Croatian
- Dobričica
- Czech
- Popenec obecný, Popenec břečťanolistý
- Danish
- Almindelig Korsknap
- Dutch
- Hondsdraf
- English
- Ground ivy, Ground-ivy, Alehoof, Catsfoot, Creeping Charlie, Field balm, Gill, Gill-over-the-ground
- Estonian
- Harilik maajalg, Kassiratas
- Finnish
- Maahumala, Rohtomaahumala
- French
- Lierre terrestre, Gléchome lierre terrestre, Gléchome
- German
- Gundermann, Gewöhnlicher Gundermann, Gundelrebe
- gv
- Ard-losserey, Ayr-losserey
- hsb
- Poponc, Popjenc
- Hungarian
- Kerek repkény, Földi borostyán, Földi repkény
- io
- Hederaceo
- Irish
- Eidhneán talún, Athair lusa
- Italian
- Edera terrestre, Ellera terrestre comune
- Japanese
- カキドオシ, グレコマ, レンセンソウ, 垣通, 垣通し, 蓮銭草, 連銭草
- Kazakh
- Шырмауық барқытжапырақ
- kw
- Idhyow dhor
- Latvian
- Efeju sētložņa
- Lithuanian
- Šliaužiančioji tramažolė
- mwl
- Malbela
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Korsknapp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Korsknapp, Krossknapp
- Persian
- پیچک باغی
- Polish
- Bluszczyk kurdybanek
- Portuguese
- Malvela, Hera-terrestre
- Romanian
- Rotunjoară
- Russian
- Будра плющевидная, Будра стелющаяся, Земляной плющ, Котовник, Котовы уши, Кошачья мята, Подбируха, Расходник
- Serbian
- Dobričica, Добричица
- sgs
- Trams
- Slovak
- Zádušník brečtanovitý
- Slovenian
- Bršljanasta grenkuljica
- Spanish
- Yedra terrestre, Yedra terrestre ancha, Yerba terrestre
- Swedish
- Jordreva
- Tatar
- Песи үләне
- Ukrainian
- Розхідник звичайний
- Walloon
- Coroye Sint-Djan
- Welsh
- Eidral, Eiddew'r ddaear, Iorwg llesg
- Western Frisian
- Tongerblom, Fuotsje, Gesondheidsblêd, Hynstepoat, Hûntsjedraaf, Knikelblêd, Knikelsblêd, Miammeldersblom
Synonyms
- Calamintha hederacea (L.) Scop.
- Chamaecissos hederaceus (L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Chamaeclema hederacea (L.) Moench
- Glechoma borealis Salisb.
- Glechoma bulgarica Borbás
- Glechoma hederacea f. rosea Neuman
- Glechoma hederacea f. verticillata Bolzon
- Glechoma hederacea subsp. glabriuscula (Neilr.) Gams
- Glechoma hederacea subsp. serbica (Halácsy & Wettst.) Soó
- Glechoma hederacea unranked brevipetiolatum Kuntze
- Glechoma hederacea unranked microcalyx Kuntze
- Glechoma hederacea unranked variegata Abbey
- Glechoma hederacea unranked villosa Kuntze
- Glechoma hederacea var. breviflora Coss. & Germ.
- Glechoma hederacea var. glabriuscula Neilr.
- Glechoma hederacea var. grandiflora Hoffmanns. & Link
- Glechoma hederacea var. grandifolia Gray
- Glechoma hederacea var. heterophylla (Opiz) Lej. & Courtois
- Glechoma hederacea var. hirsuta Coss. & Germ.
- Glechoma hederacea var. humilior Klett & Richt.
- Glechoma hederacea var. magna (Mérat) DC.
- Glechoma hederacea var. major Gaudin
- Glechoma hederacea var. micrantha (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Nyman
- Glechoma hederacea var. micrantha P.Fourn.
- Glechoma hederacea var. montana Lej.
- Glechoma hederacea var. parvifolia Gray
- Glechoma hederacea var. umbrosa H.Post
- Glechoma heterophylla Opiz
- Glechoma intermedia Schrad. ex Benth.
- Glechoma lobulata Kit.
- Glechoma longicaulis Dulac
- Glechoma magna Mérat
- Glechoma micrantha Boenn. ex Rchb.
- Glechoma repens Gilib.
- Glechoma rigida A.Kern.
- Glechoma rotundifolia Raf.
- Glechoma serbica Halácsy & Wettst.
- Glechonion hederaceum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Nepeta glechoma Benth.
- Nepeta glechoma var. hirsuta Benth.
and 3 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 16,647 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tomasz Kuran aka Meteor2017, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allison McCabe, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Hummert, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sanja565658, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.