Flora Pittsburghensis

Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus)

Lycopus virginicus

Bugleweed is common at the edges of ponds, often dangling over the water. Here we see it framed by the clouds reflected in a pond in the Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville. The leaves often have red veins, and the younger leaves may be red-tinted, especially on the bottom. The little white or pinkish flowers are in tight whorls in the leaf axils.


Family Labiatae or Lamiaceae (Mint Family).   |   Index of Families.