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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