Lycopus amplectens
Common name: clasping water horehound [1]
| Lycopus amplectens | |
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Lycopus amplectens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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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
L. amplectens is listed as a special concern species by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, and as endangered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program. [1]
