Taxon Report

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.

northern bugleweed

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Taxon Summary

Lycopus uniflorus, commonly known as northern bugleweed, is a perennial herb in the Lamiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Bogs and fens, and Marshes and swamps, growing at elevations from 5 to 2000 meters. Lycopus uniflorus is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Lycopus uniflorus Michx.
Common Name:	northern bugleweed
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM0X080
USDA Plants Symbol:	LYUN
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep	Jul-Sep
Elevation:	5-2000 (15-6560)
General Habitats:	Bogs and fens, Marshes and swamps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Lassen (LAS), Mariposa (MPA), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blue Canyon (3912036), Chalk Mtn. (4012187), Cherry Lake South (3711988), Cisco Grove (3912035), El Capitan (3711966), El Portal (3711967), Garberville (4012317), Greenview (4112258), Half Dome (3711965), Jess Valley (4112023), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Meadow Valley (3912181), Miranda (4012327), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Myers Flat (4012337), Redcrest (4012348), Stover Mtn. (4012133), Trinidad (4112412), Weott (4012338), Yosemite Falls (3711975)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Does plant occur in DNT Co.? See Wasmann Journal of Biology 33(1-2):93 (1975) for distributional information.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 February 2025].