Leonurus cardiaca
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 120 |
| Botanical name: | Leonurus cardiaca |
| Common name: | motherwort |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 2 - 4' |
| Foliage: | leaves opposite, some of leaves deeply lobed |
| Flower: | lilac to pale purple |
| Flowering time: | June to August, fruits July to October |
| Habitat: | roadsides, waste places |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | medicinal uses include conditions affecting women and treatment of irregular heartbeat, may cause dermatitis |