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Lamiaceae

Northern bugleweed

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Lycopus

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Northern bugleweed: Lycopus uniflorus Michx. - northern bugle weed, slender bugleweed. Section 36, Dennis Township, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
小叶地笋, 小花地笋
English
Northern bugleweed

Synonyms

  • Euhemus uniflorus (Michx.) Raf.
  • Lycopus communis E.P.Bicknell
  • Lycopus coreanus H.Lév.
  • Lycopus membranaceus E.P.Bicknell
  • Lycopus parviflorus (Benth.) Maxim.
  • Lycopus pumilus Vahl
  • Lycopus uniflorus f. flagellaris Fernald
  • Lycopus uniflorus var. macrophyllus Farw.
  • Lycopus uniflorus var. membranacea Farw.
  • Lycopus uniflorus var. ovatus Fernald & H.St.John
  • Lycopus uniflorus var. parviflorus (Benth.) Kitag.
  • Lycopus virginicus var. parviflorus Benth.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

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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.