About Lycopus uniflorus Michx.
Lycopus uniflorus Michx. is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, commonly known as northern bugleweed. It is native to much of North America, including Canada and the United States, and to east Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. It most often occurs in moist habitats such as marshes. This perennial herb grows from a slender rhizome with thickened, tuber-like tips. It produces an upright stem that grows 10 to 50 centimeters tall. The stem bears pairs of toothed leaves, with flower heads growing in the axils of these leaves. The individual flowers are white and just a few millimeters in length. The root of this plant was used as food by several Native American groups. The tubers can be peeled and eaten raw, or they can be pickled.
