''Leonurus'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. It is native to

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, naturalized in

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, New Caledonia, and much of

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Leonurus japonicus ''Leonurus japonicus'', commonly called oriental motherwort or Chinese motherwort, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Asia, including Korea and Japan, and China to Cambodia. Description Plants are annual or biennial, growing from taproots ...

'' is one of the

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used in

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. It is called ''yìmǔcǎo'' ( 益母草) in Chinese. Species are sometimes confused with the related genus '' Leonotis.'' ; Species * '' Leonurus cardiaca'' L. - much of northern + central Europe east to Western Siberia + Iran * '' Leonurus chaituroides'' C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - southeastern China (Anhui, Hubei, Hunan) * '' Leonurus deminutus'' V.I.Krecz. - Siberia, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia * ''

Leonurus glaucescens ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' Bunge - Turkey, Caucasus, Ukraine, European Russia, western Siberia (Altai and Western Siberia), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Inner Mongolia * ''

Leonurus incanus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - Kazakhstan * ''

'' Houtt. - Japan, Korea, Amur, Primorye, much of China (incl Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang), Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in North + South America, West Indies, Hawaii, Cape Verde, etc. * '' Leonurus kuprijanoviae'' Krestovsk. - Pakistan * '' Leonurus macranthus'' Maxim. - Japan, Primorye, Manchuria * '' Leonurus mongolicus'' V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - Mongolia, parts of Siberia (Tuva + Chita) * '' Leonurus nuristanicus'' Murata - Afghanistan * '' Leonurus oblongifolius'' Popov - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan * '' Leonurus persicus'' Boiss. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus * '' Leonurus pseudomacranthus '' Kitag. - Japan, Amur, Primorye, eastern China * '' Leonurus pseudopanzerioides'' Krestovsk. - Mongolia, Xinjiang * '' Leonurus pubescens'' Benth. - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, western Himalayas * ''

Leonurus quinquelobatus ''Leonurus quinquelobatus'' is a herbaceous flowering plant native to Eurasia, where it is found from Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t= ...

'' Gilib. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Crimea; naturalized in Germany, Belgium, Irkutsk * '' Leonurus royleanus'' Benth. - western Himalayas * ''

Leonurus sibiricus ''Leonurus sibiricus'', commonly called honeyweed or Siberian motherwort, is an herbaceous plant species native to China, Mongolia, and Siberia. It has verticillaster inflorescence. It is naturalized in many other parts of the world, including S ...

'' L. - Mongolia, Siberia (Altai, Chita), China (Hebei, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi) * ''

Leonurus tataricus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' L. - Siberia (Altai, Tuva, Western Siberia, Irkutsk) * ''

Leonurus tibeticus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' Krestovsk. - Tibet * ''

Leonurus turkestanicus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - western Himalayas, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran * ''

Leonurus urticifolius ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Tibet * ''

Leonurus villosissimus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China (Hebei) * ''

Leonurus wutaishanicus ''Leonurus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America. '' Leonurus japonicus'' is one of the 50 fundamental he ...

'' C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China (Shanxi)

References

Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Lamiaceae-stub