Lycopus rubellus

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Lycopus rubellus
Lycopus rubellus SEF.jpg
Photo by the Southeastern Flora Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lycopus
Species: L. rubellus
Binomial name
Lycopus rubellus
Moench
LYCO RUBE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Lycopus rubellus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: stalked bugleweed;[1] taperleaf water horehound[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: L. velutinus[1]

Description

Lycopus rubellus is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs from Maine, westward to Michigan, and southward to Florida and Texas.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

L. rubellus is found in marshes, swamp forests, and bottomlands.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, L. rubellus flowers from June through November.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 01 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.