Leonurus cardiaca

Common Name: 
motherwort
Scientific Name: 
Leonurus cardiaca L.
Family Name: 
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing from seed
Stems
upright with ascending branches, smooth to sparsely pubescent, square
Stems of Motherwort
Stems of Motherwort
Stems of Motherwort
Stems of Motherwort
Stems of Motherwort
Leaves
opposite, petioled, oval to circular in outline with 3 - 5 sharp-pointed lobes, toothed, upped leaves smaller and often unlobed and slight toothed, conspicuously veined
Leaves of Motherwort
Flowers
two-lipped - two above, three lower, long white hairs on upper lip, pink to lavender, calyx tips spiny; axillary, tight clusters
Flowers of Motherwort
Flowers of Motherwort