Lamiaceae

Gypsywort

Lycopus europaeus L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lycopus

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Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus) — FlowerPhoto: Jacob Mullin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (35)

Arabic: فراسيون مائي
arz: ليكوبوس يوروبايوس
Azerbaijani: Avropa ləçəkotu, Licopus europaeus
Basque: Otso-atzapar
Belarusian: Зюзнік еўрапейскі
Bulgarian: Обикновена катушка
Catalan: Peu de llop
Chinese: 欧地笋, 歐地筍
Croatian: Vučja noga
Czech: Karbinec evropský
Danish: Sværtevæld
Dutch: Wolfspoot
English: Gypsywort, Bugleweed, European bugleweed, Water horehound, Gipsywort
Esperanto: Eŭropa likopo
Estonian: Harilik parkhein
Finnish: Rantayrtti, Luhtarantayrtti
French: Lycope d'Europe, Chanvre d’Eau, Erba-sega Comune, Lycope
German: Ufer-Wolfstrapp, Europäischer Wolfsfuss, Gemeiner Wolfstrapp
Hebrew: כף-זאב אירופית
hsb: Brjohowy dabrečk
Hungarian: Vízi peszérce
Irish: Feorán corraigh
Japanese: ヒメサルダヒコ
Lithuanian: Paprastoji vilkakojė
Norwegian Bokmål: Klourt
Persian: پای گرگ اروپایی
Polish: Karbieniec pospolity
Portuguese: Marroio-de-água
Romanian: Piciorul lupului
Russian: Зюзник европейский
Slovak: Karbinec európsky
Spanish: Hierba de lobo, Licopo europeo, Manrrubio de agua, Marroyo de lobo, Pie de lobo, Té americano, Lícopus, Marroyo de agua
Swedish: Strandklo
Ukrainian: Вовконіг європейський
Welsh: Llysiau'r sipsiwn

Synonyms

Lycopus alboroseus Gilib.
Lycopus albus Mazziari
Lycopus aquaticus Moench
Lycopus decrescens K.Koch
Lycopus europaeus f. glabrescens Schmidely
Lycopus europaeus f. glabrescens Bolzon
Lycopus europaeus f. lanuginosus Bolzon
Lycopus europaeus f. pusillus Montell
Lycopus europaeus f. velutina Schmidely
Lycopus europaeus prol. menthifolius (Mabille) Rouy
Lycopus europaeus subsp. menthifolius (Mabille) Skalický
Lycopus europaeus subsp. mollis (A.Kern.) Murr
Lycopus europaeus var. elatior Hagenb.
Lycopus europaeus var. glabrescens (Schmidely) Briq.
Lycopus europaeus var. hirsutus Gand.
Lycopus europaeus var. incanus DC.
Lycopus europaeus var. menthifolius (Mabille) Nyman
Lycopus europaeus var. mollis (A.Kern.) Briq.
Lycopus europaeus var. procerior Klett & Richt.
Lycopus europaeus var. pubescens Benth.
Lycopus europaeus var. stolonifer K.Koch
Lycopus europaeus var. subpinnatifidus Lej. & Courtois
Lycopus europaeus var. trichophora Briq.
Lycopus laciniatus Marz.-Penc. ex Pollini
Lycopus menthifolius Mabille
Lycopus mollis A.Kern.
Lycopus niger Gueldenst.
Lycopus palustris Burm.f.
Lycopus riparius Salisb.
Lycopus riparius var. incisus Gray
Lycopus solanifolius Lojac.
Lycopus souliei Sennen
Lycopus vulgaris Pers.

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 1,473 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jacob Mullin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. TeunSpaans assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Malcolm Gould, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.