Plants Profile for Lycopus rubellus (taperleaf water horehound)

General Information
Symbol:	LYRU
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Lamiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Characteristics
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 147. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
LYAN3	Lycopus angustifolius Elliott
LYRUA	Lycopus rubellus Moench var. angustifolius (Elliott) H.E. Ahles
LYRUA2	Lycopus rubellus Moench var. arkansanus (Fresen.) Benner
LYRUL	Lycopus rubellus Moench var. lanceolatus Benner
LYVE4	Lycopus velutinus Rydb.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae – Mint family
Genus	Lycopus L. – waterhorehound
Species	Lycopus rubellus Moench – taperleaf water horehound

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Massachusetts gypsywort Endangered
New York gypsy-wort Endangered
Pennsylvania taper-leaved bugle-weed Endangered
Rhode Island stalked water-horehound Special Concern

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL