FOIBIS

Species Details -
Glechoma hederacea L.  

Accepted name: Glechoma hederacea L.  
Synonym(s): -Nepeta   hederacea   B.S.P.    
-Nepeta   glechoma   Benth.    
English names: Creeping Charlie
Ground Ivy
French names: Lierre terrestre
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Lamiales
Family:   Lamiaceae
OPL Code: HGLEHE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Wild plants used sometimes as medicinal or spice plant (for soups), in the Middle Age in England also like hop for flavouring beer and improving its keeping quality(1).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
151040
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SNA
GRANK
G?
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
GLEHE
 


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