Leonurus

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Leonurus

  • Description

    Genus Description - Herbs. Leaves opposite, deeply lobed, the lobes incised. Flowers bisexual, mostly lavender, produced in axillary glomerules or terminal spikes; calyx top-shaped, the lobes 5, subequal, awl-shaped with spiny apex; corolla tubular, bilabiate, the upper lip rounded or notched at apex, the lower lip 3-lobed; stamens 4, erect, didynamous, included. Fruit of 4, 1-seeded, oblong, or 3-angled nutlets.

  • Distribution

    A genus of 14 species, native to temperate Asia and Europe.

    Asia| Europe|