![Common Motherwort [Leonurus cardiaca]](/images/September/Red/thumbnail_IMG_6845.jpg "Common Motherwort [Leonurus cardiaca]")
Common Name:
Common Motherwort
Scientic Name:
Leonurus cardiaca
Colors:
Red
Months Appearing:
September
Non-native. Used as herbal remedy. 2-4 feet in height.
Flower: Stalkless flowers surrounding stem in upper part of planr. ~1/3 inch. Tubular. Covered with white hairs.
Leaves: Deeply lobed into 3-5 parts. Resemble Maple leaves.
Square stem, mostly unbranched. Colonies from spreading rhizomes. Fruit are sharp to the touch.
Weedy, disturbed areas. Fields. White Pine Trail, Big Rapids, Mi., 9/16, 6845, 6846