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Lycopus europaeus L.

Gipsywort

Lamiaceae

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&#8211;150&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the whorls:</span> foliage-like. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>whitish</b>, often maculate reddish. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> (almost) actinomorphic, 4&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">calyx...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lycopus europaeus

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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

Lycopus europaeus

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lycopus europaeus

Lycopus europaeus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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