Leonurus japonicus
Chinese Motherwort, Honeyweed
Other regional names: Oriental Motherwort
- Oriental Motherwort
Also known as: Leonurus altissimus Bunge ex Benth. +13 more
- Leonurus altissimus Bunge ex Benth.
- Leonurus artemisia (Lour.) S.Y.Hu
- Leonurus artemisia var. albiflorus (Migo) S.Y.Hu
- Leonurus cuneifolius Raf.
- Leonurus heterophyllus f. leucanthus C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
- Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet
- Leonurus japonicus f. albiflorus (Migo) Y.C.Chu, 1989
- Leonurus japonicus f. albiflorus (Migo) Y.C.Zhu
- Leonurus japonicus f. niveus (A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov) H.Hara
- Leonurus mexicanus Sessé & Moc.
- Leonurus sibiricus f. niveus A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov
- Leonurus sibiricus var. albiflorus Migo
- Leonurus tartaricus
- Stachys artemisia Lour.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Leonurus japonicus (commonly known as Chinese motherwort or Honeyweed) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Ascension, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Buryatiya, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Caledonia, New York, Nicaragua, Niue, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., St.Helena, Surinam, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is.