Lycopus maackianus




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Lycopus maackianus (Maximovicz ex Herder) Makino
Synonyms Lycopus angustus Makino; Lycopus lucidus Turczaninow ex Bentham var. maackianus Maximowicz ex Herder; Lycopus maackianus (Maximowicz ex Herder) V. Komarov; Lycopus sinuatus Regel
Common name (Japanese common name) hime shiro-ne (ヒメシロネ, 姫白根 [meaning: dwarf white roots])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (east Siberia), Korea, China (northeast region)
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-70cm tall. Leaves 4-8cm long, 5-15mm wide. Flowers calyxs 4mm long, white corollas 5mm, 2 stamens, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 1.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Lycopus lucidus var. maackianus Maximowicz ex Herder



September 2006
at mountane swamp
September 2006
at mountane swamp
September 2006
at mountane swamp



August 2008
at lowland swamp
August 2008
at lowland swamp
August 2008
at lowland swamp