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Lycopus uniflorus - L.

Common Name Bugleweed, Northern bugleweed
Family Lamiaceae or Labiatae
USDA hardiness 4-8
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Low, wet or boggy ground in the north of its range, wet woodland in the south[43].
Range N. America - Newfoundland to British Columbia, North Carolina, Nebraska and Oregon
Edibility Rating    (3 of 5)
Other Uses    (0 of 5)
Weed Potential No
Medicinal Rating    (1 of 5)
Care (info)
Fully Hardy Moist Soil Wet Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Lycopus uniflorus Bugleweed, Northern bugleweed


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Lycopus uniflorus Bugleweed, Northern bugleweed
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Lycopus uniflorus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Synonyms

L. virginicus. L.?

Plant Habitats

 Bog Garden;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Root
Edible Uses:

Root - raw or cooked[55, 61, 62, 105, 161]. The roots were a staple food for some native North American Indian tribes[257]. The crisp white tubers can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in soups etc[183]. When boiled for a short time they are said to make an agreeable vegetable, somewhat like Chinese artichokes (Stachys affinis)[183].

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Medicinal Uses

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Antitussive  Sedative

The whole plant is antitussive and sedative[61].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

Food Forest

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. This species might be no more than a synonym for L. virginicus, a species known to be hardy in Britain. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Tolerates most soil types so long as they are wet. Succeeds in damp meadows or in wet places by ponds or streams[200]. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2]. The root pattern is stoloniferous rooting from creeping stems above the ground [1-2]. The root pattern is tuberous with swollen potato-like roots [1-2].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame[238]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first year. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. Division in spring or autumn[238]. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Islands, Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin,Amur. NORTHERN AMERICA: Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming, Yukon,

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Lycopus americanusWater Horehound, American water horehoundPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNMWe131
Lycopus amplectensClasping water horehoundPerennial1.2 0-0  LMHSNMWe10 
Lycopus asperRough BugleweedPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNMWe11 
Lycopus europaeusGypsywortPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNMWeWa132
Lycopus lucidusBugleweed, Rough bugleweedPerennial1.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe12 
Lycopus maackianus Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNMWe10 
Lycopus virginicusBugleweed, Virginia water horehoundPerennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNMWe230

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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