Gypsywort or Lycopus europaeus

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Date:13th of August 1946

Description:Gypsywort is a perennial found on river and canal banks and marshy places.

Flowering between June and September, it can grow up to a height of 1m.

This example was found growing at Lower Penn in Staffordshire, by Eric Edees.

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This plant is now cared for by staff at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

Related themes:

Rivers, Streams & Brooks Lakes, Ponds & Reservoirs Canals Agriculture & Countryside

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