Northern Bugleweed

Lycopus uniflorus

''Lycopus uniflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name northern bugleweed. It is native to much of North America and east Asia.
Lycopus uniflorus Leaf underside. In a very wet tamarack-black spruce swamp. Geotagged,Lycopus uniflorus,Summer,United States

Appearance

''Lycopus uniflorus'' can be found most often in moist areas, such as marshes. This is a perennial herb growing from a slender rhizome with thickened, tuberlike tips. The plant grows upright 10 to 50 centimeters tall. Its stem is lined with pairs of toothed leaves with heads of flowers in their axils.

The flower is white and a few millimeters in length. The root of the plant was used as a food by several Native American groups.
Northern bugleweed Geotagged,Lycopus uniflorus,Northern Bugleweed,Summer,United States

Naming

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.
Lycopus parviflorus Maxim.
Lycopus virginicus var. pauciflorus Benth.
Lycopus uniflorus Flowers at leaf node. In a very wet tamarack-black spruce swamp. Geotagged,Lycopus uniflorus,Summer,United States

Habitat

Part shade, sun; moist soil; along shores, wet meadows

References:

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https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lycopus/uniflorus/
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/northern-bugleweed
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusLycopus
SpeciesL. uniflorus
Photographed in
United States of America