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taperleaf waterhorehound

Lycopus rubellus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 5, February 5, March 8, April 15, May 30, June 14, July 10, August 17, September 10, October 8, November 5, December 5.
United States1,806
Canada124
Ontario124
Illinois122
Missouri113
Mississippi113
Texas105
Arkansas104
Louisiana99
Alabama91

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genuswater horehounds · Lycopus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise taperleaf waterhorehound with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.