Taxonomy
Classification
Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Lycopus (Waterhorehound)
Synonyms
Lycopus europaeus
Lycopus alboroseus
Lycopus albus
Lycopus aquaticus
Lycopus decrescens
Lycopus europaeus subsp. menthifolius
Lycopus europaeus subsp. mollis
Lycopus europaeus var. glabrescens
Lycopus europaeus var. hirsutus
Lycopus europaeus var. incanus
Lycopus europaeus var. menthifolius
Lycopus europaeus var. mollis
Lycopus europaeus var. pubescens
Lycopus europaeus var. subpinnatifidus
Lycopus europaeus var. trichophora
Lycopus intermedius
Lycopus laciniatus
Lycopus menthifolius
Lycopus mollis
Lycopus niger
Lycopus palustris
Lycopus riparius
Lycopus solanifolius
Lycopus souliei
Lycopus vulgaris
Related species
Lycopus europaeus L. - Gipsywort
Lycopus exaltatus L. f.
Traits
20–150 cm tall. supporting-leaves of the whorls: foliage-like. flowers: whitish, often maculate reddish. corolla: (almost) actinomorphic, 4‑leaved. calyx-lobes: thorny, hirsute. stamina: only 2 fertile stamina. fruits: schizocarps, disintegrating into 2 nutlet-like m...
You find the complete description in our identification books.
Distribution
Distribution in Europe
Legend
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
Distribution in Germany
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Artificial occurences
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
Ecology
Status
Habitat
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands
in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats