Pollinator plant

European water-horehound

Lycopus europaeus

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Common names

40 names · 28 languages
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Other languages (27)
Dutch
French
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Arabic
  • عشبة البوق الاوربية[3]
Belarusian
  • Зюзнік еўрапейскі[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • karbinec evropský[3]
Danish
  • Sværtevæld[3]
Estonian
  • harilik parkhein[3]
Finnish
  • luhtarantayrtti[3]
Galician
  • amenta de lobo[3]
German
Hebrew
  • כף-זאב אירופית[3]
Hungarian
  • Vízi peszérce[3]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • paprastoji vilkakojė[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • karbieniec pospolity[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Зюзник европейский[3]
Slovak
  • karbinec európsky[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni regelj[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Kurtayağı[3]
Ukrainian
  • Вовконіг європейський[3]
Welsh
  • Llysiau'r sipsiwn[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • gypsywort — Page 4, column 2, row top 82 pt; common-name cell after Lycopus europaeus.; Lycopus europaeus.
[2] Lycopus europaeus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gemeiner Wolfstrapp — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Ufer-Wolfstrapp — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • European bugleweed — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • European water-horehound — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • menta de lobo — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • chanvre d'eau — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Crumièvre — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Crumène — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Herbe des Égyptiens — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Lance du Christ — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Lycope d'Europe — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Marrube aquatique — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Ortie d'eau — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Patte de loup — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Pied de loup — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • piede di lupo — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Wolfspoot — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • marroio-de-água — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
[3] Lycopus europaeus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gemeiner Wolfstrapp — results[24].names[7]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Ufer-Wolfstrapp — results[24].names[6]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • European bugleweed — results[24].names[2]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • European water-horehound — results[24].names[1]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • menta de lobo — results[24].names[10]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • chanvre d'eau — results[24].names[5]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Crumièvre — results[24].names[35]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Crumène — results[24].names[34]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Herbe des Égyptiens — results[24].names[33]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Lance du Christ — results[24].names[32]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Lycope d'Europe — results[24].names[4]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Marrube aquatique — results[24].names[30]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Ortie d'eau — results[24].names[31]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Patte de loup — results[24].names[29]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Pied de loup — results[24].names[28]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • piede di lupo — results[24].names[14]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Wolfspoot — results[24].names[19]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • marroio-de-água — results[24].names[3]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • karbinec evropský — results[24].names[8]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Sværtevæld — results[24].names[9]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • strandklo — results[24].names[11]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Зюзник европейский — results[24].names[12]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • klourt — results[24].names[13]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • 歐地筍 — results[24].names[15]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • paprastoji vilkakojė — results[24].names[16]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • luhtarantayrtti — results[24].names[17]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • harilik parkhein — results[24].names[18]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • karbieniec pospolity — results[24].names[20]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • 欧地笋 — results[24].names[21]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • karbinec európsky — results[24].names[22]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Вовконіг європейський — results[24].names[23]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Зюзнік еўрапейскі — results[24].names[24]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • כף-זאב אירופית — results[24].names[25]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • amenta de lobo — results[24].names[26]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • عشبة البوق الاوربية — results[24].names[27]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • navadni regelj — results[24].names[36]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Llysiau'r sipsiwn — results[24].names[37]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Kurtayağı — results[24].names[38]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
  • Vízi peszérce — results[24].names[39]; taxon id 133036; Lycopus europaeus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Genus-level classification for Lycopus; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Lycopus europaeus in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lycopus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3540895; ID 8VZ38; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Lycopus europaeus (top 82 pt)

    Source checked on .