Japanese Grand Ivy

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Japanese Grand Ivy🌿

Glechoma hederacea

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シソ科草本多年草シソ科紫花在来種

A perennial herb of the Lamiaceae family that spreads along the ground with runners. In spring it bears pale purple lip-shaped flowers in the leaf axils.

Identification Points

  • ✓茎は地を這い葉腋から立ち上がる
  • ✓葉は腎円形で対生
  • ✓花は淡紫色の唇形

Habitat

本州・四国・九州の野原・道ばた・林縁

Season

4〜5月（花）

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Stipules

Absent

Ovary position

Superior

Compound type

Pinnate

Phylogenetic Positionシソ科 →

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Lamiaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene

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Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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