Lycopus americanus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Lycopinae
Genus: Lycopus
Species: Lycopus americanus
Name

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton, 1815
Synonyms

Homotypic
Lycopus lucidus var. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 286 (1870).
Phytosalpinx americana (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 2 (1917).
Lycopus lucidus subsp. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Hultén, Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 117 (1967 publ. 1968).
Heterotypic
Lycopus europaeus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 64 (1788), sensu auct.
Lycopus exaltatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 26 (1816), sensu auct.
Lycopus sinuatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 26 (1816).
Lycopus vulgaris Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 15 (1818).
Lycopus bracteatus Muhl. ex Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 55 (1820).
Lycopus heterophyllus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
Lycopus longifolius Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
Lycopus pauciflorus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
Lycopus pensylvanicus Muhl. ex Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
Lycopus sinuatus var. angustifolius Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
Lycopus sinuatus var. dissectus Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
Lycopus sinuatus var. vulgaris (Nutt.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
Lycopus integrifolius Raf., Autik. Bot.: 115 (1840).
Lycopus pinnatifidus Raf., Autik. Bot.: 114 (1840).
Lycopus praealtus Nutt. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 179 (1848).
Lycopus sinuatus var. intermedius Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 313 (1860).
Lycopus europaeus var. integrifolius A.Gray, Manual, ed. 3: 304 (1862).
Lycopus europaeus var. sinuatus (Elliott) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 3: 304 (1862).
Lycopus lucidus var. obtusifolius MacMill., Metasp. Minnesota Valley: 453 (1892).
Lycopus lacerus Greene, Pittonia 3: 339 (1898).
Lycopus americanus var. longii Benner, Bartonia 16: 46 (1935).
Lycopus americanus var. scabrifolius Fernald, Rhodora 47: 180 (1945).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: USA
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Regional: Canada
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Muhlenberg, G.H.E., 1815. Florae Philadelphicae Prodromus 15.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lycopus americanus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lycopus americanus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lycopus americanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lycopus americanus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 12 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lycopus americanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: American bugleweed

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 and has been used as a dye.
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lycopus americanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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