Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Leonurus cardiaca
Common Name: Motherwort, Lion's Tail
Description | Once cultivated for home remedies now has become a causal weed. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
Sunlight | sun to shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | lilac to pale purple, appear fuzzy, found in axillary clusters of 11-12 sessile flowers that form a false whorl almost surrounding the stem |
Leaves | simple, opposite, have long petiole, 3 lobed, coarsely toothed and leaves on lower stem are more deeply divided |
Dimensions | up to 1-2 meters |
Native Site | Eurasia |
Misc Facts | Has a host of herbal remedies of special benefits for women, hence the name "Motherwort". |
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