Clasping Water Horehound
Lycopus amplectens Rafinesque
Clasping Water Horehound: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/3717
Synonyms
Lycopus pubens  Lycopus sessilifolius  Sessile-leaf Bugleweed  Sessile-leaved Water Horehound 
Tags
Endangered (MD) S1 (Highly state rare)

Source: Wikipedia

Lycopus amplectens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lycopus
Species:
L. amplectens
Binomial name
Lycopus amplectens
Raf.

Lycopus amplectens, common names clasping-leaved water-horehound, sessile-leaved bugleweed, and sessile-leaved water-horehound, is a species of Lycopus native to North America. [1] Its native range stretches from Massachusetts south to northeastern Florida.[2]

Conservation status in the United States

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It is listed as endangered in Indiana and Maryland.[3] It is listed as a special concern in Connecticut.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Plants Profile for Lycopus amplectens (clasping water horehound )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. ^ "Plants Profile for Lycopus amplectens (clasping water horehound )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 February 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)