Overview
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Leonurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae.
Leonurus japonicus is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is called yìmÇ”cÇŽo (益æ¯è‰) in Chinese.
Species
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- Leonurus artemisia - synonym for L. japonicus
- Leonurus cardiaca - Common motherwort
- Leonurus cardiaca subspecies cardiaca - Common motherwort
- Leonurus heterophyllus - synonym for L. japonicus
- Leonurus macranthus
- Leonurus marrubiastrum
- Leonurus sibiricus - Honeyweed
- Leonurus japonicus
Taxonomy
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The Genus Leonurus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 49 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Leonurus: L. altaicus · L. artemisia · L. astemisia · L. campestris · L. canescens · L. cardiaca (Common Mother-Wort) · L. cardiaca 'Crispa' · L. cardiaca cardiaca (Common Motherwort) · L. cardiaca villosus (Common Motherwort) · L. chaituroides · L. crispus · L. deminutus · L. galeobdolon · L. glaucescens · L. globosus · L. heterophyllus · L. incanus · L. indicus · L. intermedius · L. japonica · L. japonicus (Sagebrush Motherwort) · L. javanicus · L. lanatus · L. macranthus (Large-Flowered Mother Wort) · L. manshuricus · L. marrubiastrum · L. mongolicus · L. multifidus · L. neglectus · L. occidentalis · L. panzerioides · L. parviflorus · L. persicus · L. pseudo-macranthus · L. pseudopanzerioides · L. pubescens · L. quinquelobatus · L. quinquelobus · L. royleanus · L. sibericus (Siberian Motherwort) · L. sibiricus (Siberian Mother-Wort) · L. supinus · L. tataricus · L. tuberiferus · L. turkestanicus · L. urticifolius · L. villosissimus · L. villosus (Common Motherwort) · L. wutaishanicus
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