Gypsywort
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 31st August 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 4th August 2014 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Gypsywort.
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AKA: 		Lycopus europaeus.
Lamiales.
Lamiaceae.
Perennial.
Bugleweed, Water Horehound
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 Wetland areas.
June - September.
August - October,
20 - 80 cms.
It is reputed to have medicinal qualities and has been used by various peoples as an astringent, cosmetic, douche, narcotic and refrigerant.
The name gypsywort comes from the belief that Romani people would stain their skin with the juice of the plant, although Howard (1987) states that they used it to dye their linen.