Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Northern bugleweed


Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lycopus
Species: L. uniflorus

Identifying Characteristics:

- height: 5-30 in

- Flower: 1/8 in long, white, out during July-october, native, axillary whorls; at the base of each flower are two small, subulate bracts-a smooth, straight, obtusely four-angled stem, with the sides concave, producing slender runners from the base

-leaves are opposite, toothed, entire toward the base, with glandular dots underneath

Special Adaptations:

- Habitat: Sun to partly shade; moist soil, along shores

- Bloom season: summer

- life cycle: perennial

1 comment:

  1. I recently picked a plant along the shore of the Hudson and finally found a good image here to show that it is "Northern Bugleweed". Thanks for the information.

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