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Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
About
Leonurus cardiaca, known as motherwort, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Other common names include throw-wort, lion's ear, and lion's tail. Lion's tail is also a common name for Leonotis leonurus, and lion's ear, a common name for Leonotis nepetifolia. Originally from Central Asia and southeastern Europe, it is now found worldwide, spread largely due to its use as a herbal remedy.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Leonurus cardiaca
- Slug
- leonurus-cardiaca
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Leonurus
- Species
- cardiaca
- Wikidata QID
- Q161130
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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