FOIBIS

Species Details -
Lycopus virginicus L.  

Accepted name: Lycopus virginicus L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Buglewort
Virginia Water-horehound
French names: Lycope de Virginie
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Lamiales
Family:   Lamiaceae
OPL Code: HLYCVI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2.2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Chewed root given to infants to give them eloquence of speech(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
151070
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S3
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
LYAVI
 


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