Glechoma hederacea L.
(Ground-ivy)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
FamilyLAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) :
1: Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
16 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - close-up (3)Image 4: PlantImage 5: Calyx - close-upImage 6: Calyx - close-up (2)Image 7: Flower bud - close-upImage 8: Leaf from upper stem - upper sideImage 9: Leaf from upper stem - undersideImage 10: Leaf undersurfaceImage 11: Leaf undersurface - leaf from shoot tipImage 12: Leaves from creeping stem - close-upImage 13: Leaves from creeping stem - lower and upper sidesImage 14: Leaves from creeping stem - lower and upper sides (2)Image 15: Leaves from upper stem - under and upper sidesImage 16: Stamens in throat of flowerImage 17: Stem node
2: Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
25 Apr 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Plant

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pearman, D.A. Chrysosplenium alternifolium / C. oppositifolium / Glechoma hederacea / Sibthorpia europaea Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
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