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Lycopus americanus
Also called American Bugleweed, American Water Hore Hound, American Waterhorehound, Cut Leaf Water Horehound, Water Horehound, Waterhorehound, Common Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus is a native North American perennial herb of the mint family that grows in wet places such as marsh edges, stream banks and wet meadows. It needs consistently moist soil or shallow standing water.
Lycopus americanus, common names American water horehound or American bugleweed, is a member of the genus Lycopus.
It blooms in late summer and is found in much of North America.
It is reputed to have medicinal properties and has been used as a dye.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lycopus americanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
