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Lycopus cokeri

Lycopus cokeri H.E. Ahles ex Sorrie

Carolina Water Horehound, Carolina Water-horehound

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LYCO7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Flowers in small clusters in the axils of the leaves.

Distribution

USA: NC , SC
Native Habitat: Wet, usually sphagnous borders of small streams and their tributaries.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3150 - Notes on Lycopus cokeri (Lamiaceae) (1997) Bruce A. Sorrie

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Lycopus cokeri in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lycopus cokeri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopus cokeri

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-20
Research By: CBR

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