Family: Lamiaceae
northern bugleweed, northern water-horehound
[Lycopus virginicus var. pauciflorus L.]
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Lycopus: from Greek lukos, "wolf," and pous, "foot"
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-40" tall, aromatic forb; stems square; creeping stolon ending with a shallow tuber
Leaves: opposite, long and narrow with a pointed tip and a few shallow teeth
Flowers: white, 5 lobed, tiny, 2 stamens slightly longer than the petals; inflorescence tight, small, whorled clusters from the leaf axils; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: 1-seeded nutlet,
Habitat: moist; meadows, marshes, streambanks, cliffs
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-40" tall, aromatic forb; stems square; creeping stolon ending with a shallow tuber
Leaves: opposite, long and narrow with a pointed tip and a few shallow teeth
Flowers: white, 5 lobed, tiny, 2 stamens slightly longer than the petals; inflorescence tight, small, whorled clusters from the leaf axils; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: 1-seeded nutlet,
Habitat: moist; meadows, marshes, streambanks, cliffs
Conservation Status: Native
Our most common species, being found in sedge meadows, fens, bogs, marshes, wet prairies, floodplain forests, both conifer and hardwood swamps, low fields, wet thickets, clay seepage bluffs, wet cliffs, along streams and rivers, mudflats and sandbars, ditches and roadsides, lake swales, even along muddy trails.
This species and L. virginicus are very similar and can hybridize to form L. × sherardii E. S. Steele. The hybrids often resemble large L. uniflorus but with more tuberculate nutlets. The leaves of L. virginicus are usually wider than those of L. uniflorus, but there is overlap, and the hybrids complicate the situation.
This species and L. virginicus are very similar and can hybridize to form L. × sherardii E. S. Steele. The hybrids often resemble large L. uniflorus but with more tuberculate nutlets. The leaves of L. virginicus are usually wider than those of L. uniflorus, but there is overlap, and the hybrids complicate the situation.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 4, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Wetland Plants: Photos, descriptions, information USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
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