American Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus)

Lycopus americanus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Lycopus
Species:	L. americanus
Binomial name
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton
[2]
L. americanus subsp. americanus L. americanus subsp. laurentianus (Roll.-Germ.) Coursol & Bailleul
Synonyms
List Lycopus lucidus subsp. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Hultén Lycopus lucidus var. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) A.Gray Phytosalpinx americana (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Lunell

Lycopus americanus, common names American water horehound^[3] or American bugleweed, is a member of the genus Lycopus.

It blooms in late summer and is found in much of North America.

It is reputed to have medicinal properties^{[citation needed]} and has been used as a dye.

• 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

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