close up of leaf of curled italian parsley

Gypsywort

Lycopus europaeus

Lamiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Stems 20-120 cm tall, sparsely to densely hariy, branches ascending. Leaves 3-10 cm long, 1-5 cm wide, ovate-lanceolate or elliptical, pinnatifid or pinnatisect at the base, reducing to lobed or toothed at the apex, the upper leaves less divided or lobed. Corolla white with a few small purple dots.

Source of plant

Richters

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses