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Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Description:

Small plants with upright stems, small, rounded leaves with scalloped edges. Small purple flowers along stem. Mint family.

Habitat:

Bronx Zoo, within the Hyena enclosure.

Notes:

Edible fresh or cooked.

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2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

I would love to find some where I can smell it myself. It was a bit out of reach where I spotted it.

HaydenG
HaydenG 10 years ago

I always thought this was a species of mint. It sure does smell like it.

ForestDragon
Spotted by
ForestDragon

NYC, New York, USA

Spotted on May 4, 2013
Submitted on May 13, 2013

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