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 Appearance:
Perennial forb with creeping square stems (indicates member of the
mint family) that grow about 2' long; flowering stems are erect.
Leaves:
Opposite, long stalked and bluntly toothed, bright green and shiny
with palmate veins. Flower:
Light blue to bluish-purple, tubular, directed to one side of the
stem. They bloom from April to June. Seed:
Small, flat nutlets. Root:
Roots grow from each leaf node that creeps along the soil surface
spreading vegetatively as well. |
Creeping Charlie is not a threat to
healthy native plant communities. It grows best in semi-shaded
to shaded moist soils and forms a dense mat, smothering other vegetation.
It is a common urban weed and grows mostly in disturbed, degraded
places. Creeping Charlie is found in most of the world in areas of similar climate.
It is known to have medicinal properties. |
 Weeds
of Nebraska and the Great Plains, James Stubbendieck and Geir Friisoe,
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, 1994/95. |
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