Genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae
Leonurus motherwort ) 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.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Leonurus japonicus 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine .
Species are sometimes confused with the related genus Leonotis .
Species[ 2] Leonurus cardiaca L. - much of northern + central Europe east to Western Siberia + IranLeonurus chaituroides C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - southeastern China (Anhui, Hubei, Hunan)Leonurus deminutus V.I.Krecz. - Siberia, Mongolia, Inner MongoliaLeonurus glaucescens Bunge - Turkey, Caucasus, Ukraine, European Russia, western Siberia (Altai and Western Siberia), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Inner MongoliaLeonurus incanus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - KazakhstanLeonurus japonicus 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. - PakistanLeonurus macranthus Maxim. - Japan, Primorye, ManchuriaLeonurus mongolicus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - Mongolia, parts of Siberia (Tuva + Chita)Leonurus nuristanicus Murata - AfghanistanLeonurus oblongifolius Popov - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, KyrgyzstanLeonurus persicus Boiss. - Turkey, Iran, CaucasusLeonurus pseudomacranthus Kitag. - Japan, Amur, Primorye, eastern ChinaLeonurus pseudopanzerioides Krestovsk. - Mongolia, XinjiangLeonurus pubescens Benth. - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, western HimalayasLeonurus quinquelobatus Gilib. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Crimea; naturalized in Germany, Belgium, IrkutskLeonurus royleanus Benth. - western HimalayasLeonurus sibiricus L. - Mongolia, Siberia (Altai, Chita), China (Hebei, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi)Leonurus tataricus L. - Siberia (Altai, Tuva, Western Siberia, Irkutsk)Leonurus tibeticus Krestovsk. - TibetLeonurus turkestanicus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - western Himalayas, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, IranLeonurus urticifolius C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - TibetLeonurus villosissimus C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China (Hebei)Leonurus wutaishanicus C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China (Shanxi)
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