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

American water horehound (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Lycopus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30-90 cm tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7.5 cm long. They have blunt teeth. These can extend into narrow leaflets. The flowers are pink and in dense rings.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It suits plant hardiness zone 4.
More
Low moist or wet places.
Light 3-6
Soil humidity 6-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots tubers
Therapeutic use Analgesic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lycopus americanus unspecified picture

Distribution

Lycopus americanus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Lycopus americanus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147703-2
WFO ID wfo-0000231365
COL ID 3WN4L
BDTFX ID 40546
INPN ID 107046
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lycopus americanus Lycopus integrifolius Lycopus lacerus Lycopus pensylvanicus Lycopus praealtus Lycopus sinuatus Lycopus bracteatus Lycopus heterophyllus Lycopus longifolius Lycopus pauciflorus Lycopus vulgaris Lycopus pinnatifidus Phytosalpinx americana Lycopus americanus var. longii Lycopus americanus var. scabrifolius Lycopus europaeus var. integrifolius Lycopus europaeus var. sinuatus Lycopus lucidus var. americanus Lycopus lucidus subsp. americanus Lycopus lucidus var. obtusifolius Lycopus sinuatus var. angustifolius Lycopus sinuatus var. dissectus Lycopus sinuatus var. intermedius Lycopus sinuatus var. vulgaris Lycopus americanus var. americanus