Common Name: ground ivy, creeping Charlie, gill-over-the-ground, robin-runawayScientific Name: Glechoma hederacea L.Family Name: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping stems Stemsprostate and creeping, square, rooting at nodes Leavesopposite, round to kidney-shaped, round-toothed margins, long petioles; purplish in spring during flowering Flowersbluish-purple, white throat with dark violet spots, 2-lipped, funnel-shaped; axillary clusters