Ground ivy
Glechoma hederacea L. subsp. grandis (A. Gray) Hara
[Lamiaceae (Labiatae)]
Kakidoshi (カキドオシ, 籬通)
Life form: (aromatic) perennial creeping forb
Distribution: China - Twaian - Korea - Japan - Amur - Ussuri
Habitat: favouring moist and shaded sites, and establishing on sunny sites
Varieties
f. albovariegata (Makino) H.Hara (Fuirikakidoshi, フイリカキドオシ)
Glechoma L. in Japan
G. hederacea L.
subsp. hederacea (セイヨウカキドオシ) [for gardening]
subsp. grandis (A. Gray) Hara (カキドオシ)
G. luchuensis (Kudo) Masam. (ヤエヤマスズコウジュ) [in Ryukyu]
Glechoma hederacea in Japan
In Juo Town (currently Hitachi City), Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 1985.
In Tomakomai Experimental Forest, HU, on May 21 2003.