#leonurus cardiaca

[therestlesswitch]

Motherwort and multiflora rose. A heartening pair to come across today ✨

[cedar-glade]

Leonurus cardiaca 

Heart Motherwort

We have no legitimant members of this genera native to the United States, instead most have been introduced during settlement in the 1800′s and have expanded since. This species, while not bad in Ohio is considered dangerous in many southern states as a possible invasive species. If you see this plant feel free to pull it or report and monitor it. Early warnings for potentially noxious weeds are critical for both the study and the containment stratigy. 

[thebashfulbotanist]

It’s a little late, but we can’t let Wednesday go by without a weed! The weed of the week is Leonurus cardiaca, also known as motherwort or lion’s tail. It’s native to central to western Asia and eastern Europe, but common as a garden weed in North America. It was originally brought here as an herbal remedy (thought to promote heart health, as the name would suggest, though there’s little evidence supporting that). 

[geopsych]

Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, with detail of fuzzy buds about to open.

[jualmadu-blog]

Motherwort A Miracle Herb

Motherwort A Miracle Herb

Motherwort A Miracle Herb – Motherwort is a diuretic and carminative, reduces intestinal colic, relieves headaches and improves sleep.

There are two species of motherwort – Motherwort heart and fluffy (five-blade) – are valuable medicinal plants and are widely used both in traditional and in scientific medicine as a sedative, similar preparations of valerian, as well as an effective agent for the…

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[seramonae-blog]

Processing motherwort (&feelz) under the ♑️🌝

[illinoensis]

Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca (Lamiaceae) St. Mary's Cemetery, West Peoria IL. Late May & early June 2015. Motherwort is a non-native member of the mint family, and it has the typical flowers for the group: small, bilaterally symmetrical, united petals. The flowers on a motherwort plant are a bit furrier than average, though. The petals are pale pink, and they're attached straight to the stem and arranged in whorls above the leaf axils. Also typical of plants in this family is the squared-off, 4-sided stem and opposite leaves, though the petioles are quite a bit longer than other related plants. You can see pretty well from the second photo that this configuration gives the plant a distinctive look. The stems are unbranched, and they grow fairly tall at up to 5 feet. They can be attractive when the flowers are in bloom and the plant looks fresh, it starts looking pretty weedy and quite a bit less cute after too long. Motherwort is pretty much everywhere and currently blooming, it's easy to spot at the edges of wooded areas and along shady roadsides. These photos were all taken within the last few weeks, when most of the motherworts I'd been coming accross were rosy-flowered and green-leaved. Fair warning: I reckon we're about a 2-3 weeks away from them hitting their not-cute life phase all at once.

[geopsych]

Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, one of the herbs I take since I came off my antidepressant.