Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)


Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) blooming in the Soho section of Pittsburgh
Photographed June 4.

A member of the mint family whose furry little flowers grow in the leaf axils, forming a column in the center of the plant while the leaves project perpendicularly. The flowers themselves look soft and fuzzy, but the rest of the plant is unpleasantly prickly. This dense stand was growing along Fifth Avenue in Soho.

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) blooming in the Soho section of Pittsburgh
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) blooming in the Soho section of Pittsburgh

For a description of the species, see the Leonurus cardiaca reference page.

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) blooming in the Soho section of Pittsburgh
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) blooming in the Soho section of Pittsburgh


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