Lycopus lucidus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Lycopus lucidus Turczaninow ex Bentham
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) shiro-ne (シロネ, 白根 [meaning: white roots])
(English common name) shiny bugleweed
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants 100cm tall. Leaves 6-13cm long, 1.5-4m wide. Flowers calyxs 5-6mm long, white corollas 5mm long, 2 stamens, flowering in July to October. Fruits ca. 2mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Lycopus lucidus Turczaninow ex Bentham
Lycopus lucidus Turcz. ex Benth.



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden