Lycopus rubellus
taperleaf water horehound, water horehound, taperleaf bugleweed
Family
Lamiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
August - December
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
1
Field Characters
All Lycopus spp. are wetland plants with small white flowers, and their foliage lacks the strong fragrance of the various Mints.
Cultural Information
Most members of the genus Lycopus benefit from cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).
Natural History
Taperleaf waterhorehound is found in marshes, swamps, bogs, meadows, ditches, seepage areas and shallow water throughout Louisiana and east Texas.
Habitat
Swamp forests, alluvial woods, bogs, marshes, meadows, ditches, seepage areas, wet fields.