Lycopus americanus
| Lycopus americanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lycopus |
| Species: | L. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycopus americanus | |
Lycopus americanus, common names American water horehound[1] or American bugleweed, is a member of the genus Lycopus.
It blooms in late summer and is found in much of North America.
Medicinal plant[]
It is reputed to have medicinal properties[citation needed] and has been used as a dye.
References[]
- ^ "Lycopus americanus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- Niering,W., Olmstead, N., National Audubon Society Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region,1995, plate 184 and page 573, ISBN 0-394-50432-1
External links[]
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Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Lycopus
- Flora of North America
- Medicinal plants
- Plants described in 1815
- Taxa named by Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
- Lamiaceae stubs