Biological, ecological and botanical comparisons of Lycopus americanus (Labiatae) Muhl. and Lycopus uniflorus (Labiatae) Michx. as observed in various habitat types in northern Michigan.

Abstract

The genus of interest (and an interesting genus it is) for the present work is Lycopus L. (Labiatae), the Bugleweeds or Water-Horehounds. Lycopus americanus Muhl. and L. uniflorus Michx., the two species most common to northern Michigan will be considered in depth with additional allusions and references to other species of the genus insofar as they relate to the featured species pair.