Lycopus americanus

Lycopus americanus

Lycopus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Lycopinae
Genus: Lycopus
Species: Lycopus americanus

Name

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton, 1815

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lycopus lucidus var. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 286 (1870).
  • Phytosalpinx americana (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 2 (1917).
  • Lycopus lucidus subsp. americanus (Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton) Hultén, Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 117 (1967 publ. 1968).
• Heterotypic
  • Lycopus europaeus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 64 (1788), sensu auct.
  • Lycopus exaltatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 26 (1816), sensu auct.
  • Lycopus sinuatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 26 (1816).
  • Lycopus vulgaris Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 15 (1818).
  • Lycopus bracteatus Muhl. ex Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 55 (1820).
  • Lycopus heterophyllus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
  • Lycopus longifolius Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
  • Lycopus pauciflorus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
  • Lycopus pensylvanicus Muhl. ex Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 28 (1830).
  • Lycopus sinuatus var. angustifolius Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
  • Lycopus sinuatus var. dissectus Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
  • Lycopus sinuatus var. vulgaris (Nutt.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 187 (1833).
  • Lycopus integrifolius Raf., Autik. Bot.: 115 (1840).
  • Lycopus pinnatifidus Raf., Autik. Bot.: 114 (1840).
  • Lycopus praealtus Nutt. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 179 (1848).
  • Lycopus sinuatus var. intermedius Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 313 (1860).
  • Lycopus europaeus var. integrifolius A.Gray, Manual, ed. 3: 304 (1862).
  • Lycopus europaeus var. sinuatus (Elliott) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 3: 304 (1862).
  • Lycopus lucidus var. obtusifolius MacMill., Metasp. Minnesota Valley: 453 (1892).
  • Lycopus lacerus Greene, Pittonia 3: 339 (1898).
  • Lycopus americanus var. longii Benner, Bartonia 16: 46 (1935).
  • Lycopus americanus var. scabrifolius Fernald, Rhodora 47: 180 (1945).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Muhlenberg, G.H.E., 1815. Florae Philadelphicae Prodromus 15.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lycopus americanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Lycopus americanus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Lycopus americanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lycopus americanus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lycopus americanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: American bugleweed