Lycopus ×sherardii E.S. Steele. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Swamps, bogs, roadsides. Distribution: Scattered in the eastern US where the ranges of the two parents overlap, apparently resulting in large hybrid swarms in some areas (see Henderson 1962)
ID notes: Recognizable by being intermediate between its two parents (L. uniflorus × virginicus).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Additional study needed, presumably intermediate between parents.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, GrPl, K4, Mi; = Lycopus ×sherardi — Henderson (1962), orthographic variant; = Lycopus uniflorus × virginicus — NY; = n/a — Il, Pa, RAB, Tat. Basionym: Lycopus ×sherardii E.S.Steele 1901
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
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