Leonurus
Leonurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America.
Leonurus japonicus is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Species are sometimes confused with the related genus Leonotis.
; SpeciesLeonurus cardiaca L. - much of northern + central Europe east to Western Siberia + IranLeonurus chaituroides C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - southeastern China Leonurus deminutus V.I.Krecz. - Siberia, Mongolia, Inner MongoliaLeonurus glaucescens Bunge - Turkey, Caucasus, Ukraine, European Russia, western Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Inner MongoliaLeonurus incanus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - KazakhstanLeonurus japonicus Houtt. - Japan, Korea, Amur, Primorye, much of China, Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in North + South America, West Indies, Hawaii, Cape Verde, etc.Leonurus kuprijanoviae Krestovsk. - PakistanLeonurus macranthus Maxim. - Japan, Primorye, ManchuriaLeonurus mongolicus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - Mongolia, parts of Siberia Leonurus nuristanicus Murata - AfghanistanLeonurus oblongifolius Popov - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, KyrgyzstanLeonurus persicus Boiss. - Turkey, Iran, CaucasusLeonurus pseudomacranthus Kitag. - Japan, Amur, Primorye, eastern ChinaLeonurus pseudopanzerioides Krestovsk. - Mongolia, XinjiangLeonurus pubescens Benth. - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, western HimalayasLeonurus quinquelobatus Gilib. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Crimea; naturalized in Germany, Belgium, IrkutskLeonurus royleanus Benth. - western HimalayasLeonurus sibiricus L. - Mongolia, Siberia, China Leonurus tataricus L. - Siberia Leonurus tibeticus Krestovsk. - TibetLeonurus turkestanicus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - western Himalayas, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, IranLeonurus urticifolius C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - TibetLeonurus villosissimus C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China Leonurus wutaishanicus C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - China