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Lycopus amplectens Raf.
clasping water horehound

       
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Line Drawing of Lycopus amplectens Raf.
Lycopus sessilifolius

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 147. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lycopus amplectens Raf.

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Synonyms:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

  LYAMP Lycopus amplectens Raf. var. pubens (Britton) Fernald
  LYPU3 Lycopus pubens Britton
  LYSE4 Lycopus sessilifolius A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

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USA (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 10 species in Lycopus
 

Classification:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus Lycopus L. – waterhorehound
Species Lycopus amplectens Raf. – clasping water horehound
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
clasping-leaved water-hourhound              Special Concern
Indiana:
sessile-leaved bugleweed              Endangered
Maryland:
sessile-leaved water-horehound              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lycopus amplectens Raf.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32258.

 
 
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