Lamiaceae FAMILY

Lycopus asper

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lycopus asper is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Michigan to Kansas, west to Manitoba, British Columbia, California and Arizona.

HabitatMarshes and wet shores, tolerating alkaline conditions[ 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. ].