Lycopus virginicus
Virginia Water Horehound
NATIVE
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May be purplish when young or in sun
Credit: Kristie Gianopulos. Used with permission.
FIELD ID CHARACTERISTICS:
Stems 4-sided; clusters of axillary flowers are distinctive.
Description: Small to medium perennial herb, less than 1 m in height.
Leaves: Opposite, toothed, dark green, lance-shaped leaves, sometimes with purple coloration.
Flowers/Fruit: Small, white, tubular flowers form distinctive spherical clusters or whorls at the base of the leaves. Blooms from July to frost; fruits soon after flowering.
Habit and Range: Wet meadows, swamps, streambanks, perimeters of ponds statewide.
Typical Max Plant Height (m):
0.5
Leaf Arrangement:
Opposite
Leaf Division:
Simple
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Shape:
Lance-shaped (Lanceolate),
Elliptic
Inflorescence Color:
White
Fruit Color:
Green
Lifespan:
Perennial
Group:
Dicot
Family:
Lamiaceae / Mint
Ecoregions Found In:
Statewide
