Lamiaceae
Clasping water horehound
Lycopus amplectens
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Lycopus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Clasping water horehound
Synonyms
- Lycopus amplectens var. pubens (Britton ex Small) Fernald
- Lycopus europaeus var. sessilifolius A.Gray
- Lycopus pubens Britton ex Small
- Lycopus sessilifolius (A.Gray) A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- September, November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.