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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Lamiaceae
Leonurus cardiaca L.
lion's-tail, motherwort
Leonurus: from the Greek leon for "lion" and oura, "a tail," hence resembling a lion's tail
cardiaca: of the heart
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 18"-60" tall aromatic forb; stems square, clustered |
| Flower: | pink to white, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" long, mostly stalkless;  inflorescence small, whorled clusters from the leaf axils; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, often drooping, stalk as long as the blade, main leaves palmately divided and coarsely toothed |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, often in rich soil |
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