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Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Smelled kind of herbal when picked

Habitat:

Growing like a weed in a suburban yard

Species ID Suggestions

Ground ivy

Glechoma hederacea

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Comments (3)
suzmonk
You're welcome, glad I could help ...
Machi
Thank you for the ID help! And yes, even with an ID I wouldn't eat it
suzmonk
Hi, Machi. You mentioned that it smelled kind of herbal, so I used an "Eat the Weeds" link in my ID suggestion ... but don't eat wild things without being sure, right? This little plant has lots of other common names, hit Wikipedia for more.

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Flowers of North America
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Amazing wildlife of Maine
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Flowers of Northeastern USA

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PublishedMay 21, 2014

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