Quercus

American Bugleweed

Lycopus americanus

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lycopus

  • Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
  • Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
3BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lycopus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lycopus

  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Flies 20
  • Archytas analis
  • Archytas aterrima
  • Archytas hystrix
  • Conops xanthopareus
  • Distichona auriceps
  • Exoprosopa fasciata
  • Exoprosopa fascipennis
  • Gymnosoma fuliginosa
  • Limnophora narona
  • Lucilia sericata
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  • Lucilia sylvarum
  • Orthoneura nitida
  • Peleteria robusta
  • Physocephala texana
  • Sarcophaga sinuata
  • Scepsis fulvicollis
  • Siphoplagia anomala
  • Spallanzania hesperidarum
  • Sphaerophoria cylindrica
  • Trichophora ruficauda

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 4
  • Ancyloxypha numitor
  • Limochores taumas
  • Pholisora catullus
  • Phyciodes tharos

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 24
  • Ammobia ichneumonea
  • Ammobia pennsylvanica
  • Bicyrtes ventralis
  • Ceropales bipunctata
  • Eucerceris zonatus
  • Eumenes fraternus
  • Isodontia apicalis
  • Leionotus vagus
  • Philanthus punctatus
  • Philanthus ventilabris
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  • Poecilopompilus interruptus
  • Poecilopompilus navus
  • Polistes annularis
  • Polistes pallipes
  • Polistes variatus
  • Pompiloides marginatus
  • Priononyx atrata
  • Priononyx thomae
  • Sphex gracilis
  • Sphex nigricans
  • Sphex procera
  • Stizus unicinctus
  • Tachytes mandibularis
  • Vespula maculata

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Lamiaceae
Flower color
White
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Single crown
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “July to September” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
  • Flower color · “White” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
  • Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Single crown” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 2 feet in flower” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
  • Light · “Full sun (6+ hours); Part shade (3–6 hours)” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
  • primary_flower_color · “white” · USDA PLANTS
  • Soil · “Wet; Wet-mesic” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Also known as

American Water Horehound

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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