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Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus L.
Honeyweed
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Leonurus sibiricus, known as honeyweed, is a species in the Lamiaceae family. Native to China, Mongolia, and Siberia, it has a verticillaster inflorescence and is naturalized in regions including North, Central, and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Asia. The species was first published in 1753 by L.

Description

Leonurus sibiricus is an herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to China, Mongolia, and Siberia, and has been introduced to various regions, including Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and parts of Europe and the Americas. The plant features a verticillaster inflorescence. Taxonomic clarification was provided by Kuprianova (1954), who typified the name in the sense of the Siberian taxon, distinguishing it from L. heterophyllus. Further taxonomic work was conducted by Krestovskaja and later summarized by Harley & Paton (2001).

Other common names

HoneyweedSiberian motherwort

Distribution

Manitoba · Ontario · Quebec · CU · BR · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · Saint Barthelemy · DK · FR · KM · SG · SE · MY · MG · PH · AU · TL · MF · MS · CA · TO · conterminous 48 United States · Bangladesh · Buryatiya · China North-Central · Chita · Illinois

Synonyms

Lamium sibiricumLeonurus manshuricusLeonurus multifidusLeonurus occidentalisLeonurus sibiricus var. glaberLeonurus sibiricus var. grandiflorusPanzeria angustifoliaPanzeria multifidaPanzeria sibiricaPhlomis sibiricaLeonurus manshuricus f. albiflorusLeonurus sibiricus f. albiflorus

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