Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton

American Water Horehound

Synonyms: Lycopus europaeus var. sinuatus, Lycopus pensylvanicus, Lycopus pinnatifidus, Lycopus sinuatus, Phytosalpinx americanus

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Lycopus

Species: Lycopus americanus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

PHOTOS OF Lycopus americanus

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