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Revision as of 09:30, 24 May 2018

Lycopus amplectens
Lycopus amplectens AH.jpg
Photo by © Arthur Haines, New England Wild Flower Society
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lycopus
Species: L. amplectens
Binomial name
Lycopus amplectens
Raf.
LYCO AMPL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Lycopus amplectens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: L. amplectens var. pubens (Britton) Fernald; L. pubens Britton; L. sessilifolius A. Gray

Varieties: none

Description

L. amplectens is a perennial forb/herb of the Lamiaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

L. amplectens is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Mississippi to Massachusetts, as well as Indiana. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

L. amplectens proliferates in clay-based Carolina bays and other moist habitats. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LYAM2
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.