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Common motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Common motherwort, photo 1 of 5
Common motherwort, In flower
Common motherwort, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 1,010 observations of Common motherwort in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal378
  2. Montérégie212
  3. Outaouais126
  4. Estrie86
  5. Laurentides54
  6. Lanaudière31
  7. Mauricie30
  8. Capitale-Nationale25
  9. Centre-du-Québec24
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  11. Laval13
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyLamiaceae
GenusLeonurus

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