Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort CC DD N
This member of the nettle family has the look of a plant which will sting if you touch the leaves - which it won't. It has whorls of white flowers which begin in mid to late summer and typically you find it at the edges of ponds or in wet places.
Lycopus europaeus is common in England and Wales, fairly common all over Ireland but in Scotland is found mostly in the west.
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Frodsham marshes, Cheshire 9th July 2005
Added on December 20th 2005, updated 9th December 2010, updated 16th Nov 2014