American bugleweed

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• American bugleweed
• American water-horehound
• cut-leaved bugleweed
• cut-leaved water-horehound

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lycopus europaeus var. sinuatus
• Lycopus sinuatus var. vulgaris
• Lycopus pauciflorus
• Lycopus pensylvanicus
• Lycopus pinnatifidus
• Lycopus americanus var. longii
• Lycopus americanus var. scabrifolius
• Lycopus bracteatus
• Lycopus europaeus var. integrifolius
• Lycopus heterophyllus
• Lycopus integrifolius
• Lycopus longifolius
• Lycopus lacerus
• Lycopus lucidus var. obtusifolius
• Lycopus praealtus
• Lycopus sinuatus
• Lycopus sinuatus var. angustifolius
• Lycopus sinuatus var. dissectus
• Lycopus sinuatus var. intermedius

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae in the order Lamiales, falling within the family Lamiaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Lycopus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread distribution across several major regions of the country. In Western Canada, it can be found throughout the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Its presence also extends eastward into the prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Moving toward the Atlantic coast, the species is documented within Eastern Canada. Specifically, its geographical range includes the island of Newfoundland.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Lycopus americanus subsp. americanus has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Lycopus americanus subsp. americanus has 5 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include rosmarinic acid, Luteolin 7-O-glucuronide, Luteolin-7-glucoside, caffeic acid, polyphenols.

rosmarinic acid

1. Journal of chromatography. A
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Luteolin 7-O-glucuronide

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Luteolin-7-glucoside

1. Journal of chromatography. A

caffeic acid

1. Journal of chromatography. A

polyphenols

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Activities

Lycopus americanus subsp. americanus has 2 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial.

Antioxidant

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Antimicrobial

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Preparations