Gipsywort
Gipsywort, Lancaster canal
Whorls of small white flowers
Flowers- purple spots, stigmas, stamens, sepals
Toothed leaves
Lycopus europaeus
Lamiaceae
June to September
It is found throughout the country but is absent from parts
of the North.
See the BSBI distribution map for Gypsywort
It grows in wet soils on the banks of canals, rivers, streams and
lakes, and in ditches, marshes and dune-slacks.
Gipsywort is a native, rhizomatous, perennial herb, growing up
to 1m.
Flowers are in whorls up the stem. They are small (3mm), white
with purple-pink spots on the lower lip.
They are protandrous with the 2 stamens longer than the corolla.
The calyx is persistent and spiked.
Leaves are oval to lanceolate, with triangular teeth, and
up to 10cm.
Stems are angular and hairy.
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Gipsywort, Lancaster canal
Whorls of small white flowers
Flowers- purple spots, stigmas, stamens, sepals
Toothed leaves
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