Lycopus | |
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Lycopus europaeus[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Genus: | Lycopus L. |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Lycopus is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae. The many species are known as water horehound,[3] gypsywort, and bugleweed and are native to Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.[2] The species are most often found in wetlands, damp meadows, and stream banks. Some of the wetland species have become endangered.[4]