Leonurus cardiaca L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Leonurus// Species: Leonurus cardiaca L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Ruderal areas and disturbed ground.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL,AUG.

Leonurus cardiaca – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – stem with leaves and verticillasters. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – flowers. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – flowers. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 17.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – upper part of plant with verticillasters. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – verticillasters. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Leonurus cardiaca – leaf. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski
Leonurus cardiaca – stem with leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 16.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Leonurus cardiaca L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449168-1 [Accessed 12. 02.2022]

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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