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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lycopus L., Sp. Pl. 21 (1753)
Description
Perennial, odourless herbs with creeping rhizomes. Lvs simple, coarsely toothed to pinnatisect. Verticels many-flowered, in dense, discrete, globose whorls. Bracts usually similar to lvs. Calyx campanulate, 13-nerved, not gibbous at base; teeth 5, equal. Corolla tube mostly < calyx; lobes 4, subequal, the uppermost usually widest. Stamens 2, exserted, divergent; staminodes 0 or 2. Style gynobasic, its branches equal. Nutlets angular, with broad margin, mostly smooth; apex truncate.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
