Lamiaceae FAMILY

Lycopus amplectens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lycopus amplectens is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Massachusetts to Florida and Mississippi.

HabitatDamp sands and peaty soils north to N. Carolina[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Usually near the coast[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].