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| Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.Bartram |
| Common
name: |
water horehound |
| Synonomy: | | Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bartram var. longii Benner | | Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bartram var. scabrifolius Fernald | | Lycopus sinuatus Elliot |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
6-24" |
| Foliage: |
lower leaves deeply lobed at base; upper leaves merely toothed |
| Flowers: |
white |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
early July to October |
| Habitat: |
wet or moist low ground |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide outside the central Pine barrens; most abundant on coast strip (Hough) |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 687. |
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