Creeping charlie
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Creeping charlie is a common name
for several species of flowering plant
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
for several species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
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- Glechoma hederaceaGlechoma hederaceaGlechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as Ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground or Creeping Charlie. It has numerous medicinal uses, and is commonly used as a tasty salad green in many countries...
, also known as "ground ivy", in family Lamiaceae - Malva sylvestrisMalva sylvestrisMalva sylvestris is a species of the Mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus...
, also known as "common mallow" or "high mallow" or "tall mallow", in family Malvaceae - Pilea nummulariifoliaPilea nummulariifoliaPilea nummulariifolia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant commonly known as creeping charlie native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It can be grown indoors, for example in a hanging pot....
, in family Urticaceae