Lycopus americanus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Lycopus
Species:	L. americanus
Binomial name
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.Bartram 1815

Lycopus americanus, common names American water horehound^[1] or American bugleweed, is a member of the genus Lycopus.

It blooms in late summer and is found in much of North America.

Medicinal plant

It is reputed to have medicinal properties^{[citation needed]} and has been used as a dye.