Description: English: Lycopus asper Greene - rough bugleweed. Date: 1989. Source: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.. Author: Robert Tatina. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Permission (Reusing this file): This image is not copyrighted and may be freely used for any purpose. Please credit the artist, original publication if applicable, and the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database. The following format is suggested and will be appreciated: Robert Tatina @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln.
Rough bugleweed (Lycopus asper) is a member of the mint family with very small white flowers located axillary along the stem, not where you might otherwise expect them. It grows usually in lower elevation areas near waterways or near wet meadows usually with other dense vegetation typically associated with wetlands.August 8, 2014, Salt Lake County, Utah, elev. approx. 4,330 ft..