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Lycopus europaeus
Also called Bugleweed, European bugleweed, Gipsywort, Water horehound, European Water Horehound, Gipsy Wort
Gypsywort is a straggly perennial of wetlands, grown mainly for wildlife and pond or bog margins rather than as an ornamental. Its key need is consistently wet or moist soil.
Lycopus europaeus, common names gypsywort, gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed and water horehound, is a perennial plant in the genus Lycopus, native to Europe and Asia, and naturalized elsewhere. Another species, Lycopus americanus has also been erroneously called L. europaeus.
Gypsywort grows primarily in wetland areas. It grows along the borders of lakes, ponds and streams as well as in canals and marshes. Its carpels float which may aid dispersal of the plant and its rhizomeous roots also allow the plant to spread. It is in flower from June to September, and produces seeds from August to October.
American water horehound · Shiny Bugleweed · Virginia water horehound
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lycopus europaeus 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.
