Looks like Glechoma hederacea which is not native.

I thought that this was a nativ e plant here in Pa, thanks for the heads up esh-ga.

It bears a rough resemblance to wild strawberry which is an ubiquitous weed, so I understand that it looks native :)

Yeah, esh's got it. Far from being native, a tough customer in lawns, which themselves are...of course...non-native plant communities! I tolerate mine, now that I have grandkids playing in the lawn. And the fresh minty smell upon mowing is actually quite delightful. But it is an aggressive spreader, of that there's no doubt.

My property in central Ohio is loaded with that stuff.

Many years ago-we've been in the same little house for decades now-I did in fact rid my lawn of all broadleaf weeds including Glechoma. It required two apps of phenoxy herbicides, about ten days apart, but it did work. Of course, all the planting beds along the border and really, just the lawns themselves allowed the stuff to come roaring back from adjacent low-maintenance yards. The takeover is now complete, from one end of the yard to the other. That, along with wood violets and other assorted weeds including clovers comprise most of my lawn at this time. I've learned not to care. And again, with my newest baby granddaughter living in an apartment we own right above our house, the occasions for that little one to be out in the grass playing are numerous. Right now, that takes precedence over having a weed-free lawn. In fact, it's not even close!

Martha,I agree with you but trust me, I'm not just getting started! Heh, my yard, and certainly my acreage "up north" is a wildlife paradise. And I do know just a little bit if you'll pardon a large heaping helping of understatement-about native plants and all that! It's a huge part of my job, among other things.

You make a good point about the insects: One day this very spring, while standing out in the yard admiring all my dandelions, me and one son watched bees visiting the yellow flowers. So, they are not useless or whatever term may be flung their way. Still kinda ugly gone to seed, but my number one granddaughter said to me-also this spring-that dandelions are "her favorite flower". Considering what the old man (me) does for a living, that's fairly hilarious, but ya gotta love it. And I certainly do!

I use Roundup around alot of my trees, but, this stuff seems to grow in the absence of the other weeds, I would rather have this stuff growing than the tree of heaven Virginia creeper and wild grape, among other weeds.

Tom,

I wasn't even reading your name. Don't I feel like a ditz.

S'no problem. I've goofed a bit here and there too many times to count here in webland!