Gill-Over-The-Ground

Gill-Over-The-Ground, Creeping Charlie, or Ground Ivy //Glechoma hederacea// Audio pronunciation here **Location**: N40°20,156’ W080°06,128’ 1) Gill-Over-The-Ground grows best in shaded areas where it forms a dense mat and it will smother other plant species.
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 * Gill-Over-The-Ground Plant || Gill-Over-The-Ground Leaves || Gill-Over-The-Ground Flower || Ground Ivy Environment ||
 * **Leaf**: Scalloped; heart-shaped; appear in pairs; semi-dark green.
 * Form**: Small flowering plant that appears close to the ground. This plant is an invasive terrestrial plant. As the stem grows upward leaves appear at the top of the stem, which almost looks like a flower itself!
 * Stem**: Square shaped; slightly fuzzy.
 * Flower**: Blue/Purple color; grow at the base of the leaf; tubular
 * Range**: Found all through out the United States except for the Vermont and Maine area. Grows in moist shaded or sunny areas, roadsides, and yards.
 * Flowering**: March-July
 * Economic/Ecological Importance:**

2) It is a common urban garden weed that grows well in disturbed, degraded places.This plant is commonly found all over the world where there are similar climate zones.

3) Gill-Over-The-Ground is known to have some medicinal properties.

4) The leaves were once used to help ferment, or flavor, beer. This plant is also sometimes used in small amounts as a stimulant and a tonic. || **Description**: The flowers on the plant are generally very small and the plant itself is not very noticeable. The plant appears in a patch and grows almost anywhere.

like the bitter taste of the plant. Usually only horses are affected after eating large quantities of the plant, so this plant is not harmful to people.
 * Toxicity Level**: Poisoning from the plant is rare because many animals don't

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