Glechoma 3395399 205967907 2008-04-16T06:42:36Z 195.113.146.198 cs iw {{Taxobox | name = ''Glechoma'' | image = Bluszczyk kurdybanek cm01.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Glechoma hederacea'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | genus = '''''Glechoma''''' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Glechoma''''' is a [[genus]] of 12 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Lamiaceae|mint family]], and is native to much of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The stems root at the nodes, often forming extensive mats ot coarsely toothed, rounded or broadly oval, soft hairy leaves. The ascending shoots bear pairs of small, tubular, 2-lipped flowers in the leaf axils in summer. The genus is closely related to the genera ''[[Nepeta]]'', ''[[Stachys]]'' and ''[[Prunella (plant)|Prunella]]''. ;Selected species: *''[[Glechoma biondiana]]'' (Diels) C.Y.Wu & C.Chen *''[[Glechoma decolorans]]'' (Hemsl.) Turrill *''[[Glechoma grandis]]'' (A. Gray) [[Ludmila Kuprianova|Kuprianova]] *''[[Glechoma hederacea]]'' L. - ground-ivy or creeping charlie *''[[Glechoma hirsuta]]'' Waldst. & Kit. *''[[Glechoma longituba]]'' (Nakai) Kuprian. *''[[Glechoma nivalis]]'' (Benth.) Press *''[[Glechoma pharica]]'' (Prain) Turrill *''[[Glechoma serbica]]'' Halácsy & Wettst. *''[[Glechoma sinograndis]]'' C.Y.Wu ===Cultivation=== They prefer full sun or part-shade and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagate from cuttings in late spring or by division in spring or autumn. They make good carpeting [[groundcover]]s, but can be very [[invasive species|invasive]] and should be kept away from heavily planted beds. They are quite suitable for containers and hanging baskets. ''Glechoma'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora albitarsella]]''. ==External links== *[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Glechoma&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Glechoma''] *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113621 Flora of China: ''Glechoma''] [[Category:Lamiaceae]] {{Lamiaceae-stub}} [[cs:Popenec]] [[da:Korsknap]] [[es:Glechoma]] [[fr:Glechoma]] [[lt:Tramažolė]] [[nl:Glechoma]] [[pl:Bluszczyk]] [[pt:Glechoma]] [[ro:Glechoma]] [[uk:Розхідник]]