Leonurus cardiaca

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLamiaceae
Family (Traditional)Lamiaceae
GenusLeonurus
Species:Leonurus cardiaca L.
Common NameMotherwort; Motherwort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Leonurus cardiaca subsp. villosus Leonurus cardiaca subsp. villosus (Desf. ex Spreng.) Hyl.
Leonurus cardiaca var. villosus Leonurus cardiaca var. villosus (Desf. ex Spreng.) Benth.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Bourbon (KY), Boyd (KY), Bracken (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Grant (KY), Henry (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Madison (KY), Mercer (KY), Oldham (KY), Pendleton (KY), Shelby (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100496312 Franklin Kentucky 05 Jun 1981 Steven Rice
FR-459
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496296 Franklin Kentucky 09 Sep 1980 Hal Bryan
FR-336
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496387 Madison Kentucky 15 May 1963 Jim Houston
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496262 Fayette Kentucky 04 Jun 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
4196
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496361 Madison Kentucky 08 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
6870
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496254 Anderson Kentucky 14 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
109
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
BEREA015717 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Leonurus cardiaca
BEREA015715 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014719 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014715 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014718 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188683 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188666 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0085359 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496346 Madison Kentucky 06 Sep 1993 Gary W. Libby
OB-41
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496288 Franklin Kentucky 01 Sep 1980 Hal Bryan
FR-194
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496379 Madison Kentucky 31 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3113
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496353 Madison Kentucky 23 Jun 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2967
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188667 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188691 Jessamine Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188673 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188680 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188670 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0110738 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0107712 Bourbon Kentucky 22 Sep 2018 Mason Brock
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
UCHT025473 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126924 Williamson Tennessee 21 May 1987 Lisa Kelly
407
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126916 Davidson Tennessee 27 May 1939 Jesse M. Shaver
7849
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126925 Williamson Tennessee 21 May 1987 Lisa Kelly
407
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496403 Woodford Kentucky 19 Jun 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2914
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496395 Mercer Kentucky 22 Jun 1991 David D. Taylor
15744
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014712 Trimble Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
HTTU021396 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126915 Davidson Tennessee 16 Jun 1940 Jesse M. Shaver
7848
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU018671 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014717 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188676 Union Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188693 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011589 Trigg Kentucky 23 Jun 1966 William H. Ellis
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011595 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
UCHT025472 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126920 Lewis Tennessee 02 Jun 1945 Clyde B. King
124
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU018669 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
MEM004956 Livingston Kentucky 28 May 1968 Raymond Athey
205
MEM
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU008500 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496338 Jessamine Kentucky 17 Jun 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4206.5
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496270 Franklin Kentucky 10 Oct 1996 Deborah White
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496304 Franklin Kentucky 19 May 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6327
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014716 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188679 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188682 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188674 Montgomery Tennessee 01 Jul 1975 Robert Kral, J. Alcorn
661
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
UCHT007717 Sumner Tennessee 01 Jul 1975 J. Alcorn
661
UCHT
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011590 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011596 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
UCHT025471 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100404233 Madison Kentucky 31 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3113
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
BEREA015716 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188672 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188692 Oldham Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188669 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011594 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011598 Williamson Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011592 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
HTTU018031 Maury Tennessee
HTTU
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126914 Davidson Tennessee 27 May 1939 Jesse M. Shaver
s.n.
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496429 Cheatham Tennessee 26 Jun 1976 Ronald L. Jones
1589
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014711 Woodford Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188677 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188675 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188668 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011597 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126923 Williamson Tennessee 28 Jul 1987 Lisa Kelly
1130
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU018673 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU018672 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
MEM007632 Fulton Kentucky 07 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1809
MEM
Leonurus cardiaca
31234100496320 Henry Kentucky 29 Jun 1962 J. L. Gentry Jr.
281
EKY
Leonurus cardiaca
31973000014713 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188678 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188690 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188681 Boyd Kentucky
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
TENN-V-0188671 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0085786 Boyd Kentucky 09 Jun 1994 Landon McKinney
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0082739 Shelby Kentucky
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0011591 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
ETSU018670 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Leonurus cardiaca
MEM002844 Woodford Kentucky 08 Jun 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
7113
MEM
Leonurus cardiaca
APSC0085785 Boyd Kentucky 09 Jun 1994 Landon McKinney
APSC
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126919 Davidson Tennessee 11 Jul 1962 L. E. Franklin
192
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126917 Davidson Tennessee 02 May 2016 Jesse M. Shaver
s.n.
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
BRIT126918 Davidson Tennessee 16 Jun 1940 Collection of Jesse M. Shaver
7852
VDB
Leonurus cardiaca
MEM012495 Ballard Kentucky 10 May 1977 Raymond Athey
3685
MEM
Leonurus cardiaca
MEM003698 Henry Kentucky 03 Jun 1962 J.L. Gentry Jr.
204
MEM
Leonurus cardiaca
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