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Lycopus asper
Lycopus asper Greene
Rough Bugleweed, Rough Water-horehound
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonym(s): Lycopus lucidus, Lycopus lucidus ssp. americanus, Lycopus lucidus var. americanus
USDA Symbol: LYAS
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets, 4.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Flowers in small clusters in the axils of the leaves.
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MA , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Riparian and other moist to wet areas, in desert scrub and pinyon-juniper communities.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lycopus asper in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lycopus asper in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopus asper
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-05-20Research By: CBR