Leonurus glaucescens Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leonurus

Characteristics

Herbs biennial or perennial. Stems erect, 50-100 cm, branched. Petiole of mid stem leaves ca. 1.5 cm; leaf blade circular, ca. 5 cm in diam., palmately 5-partite nearly to base, short strigose, base subtruncate; lobes cuneate to rhombic, pinnately divided into linear to linear-lanceolate segments. Verticillasters 1.5-1.8 cm in diam., numerous; floral leaves with petiole ca. 2 cm, blade rhombic, ca. 4 cm, 3-lobed, base cuneate, lobe margin entire or linear incised; bracteoles spiny, slightly reflexed, appressed pubescent, shorter than calyx tube. Calyx obconical, appressed pubescent, conspicuously veined, tube ca. 4 mm; teeth subulate, spinescent; anterior teeth spreading, 3-3.5 mm; posterior teeth ca. 2.5 mm. Corolla reddish purple, 1-1.2 cm, villous; tube ca. 5 mm, villous annulate inside; upper lip straight, concave, narrowly ovate; lower lip horizontally spreading, narrowly ovate, middle lobe ovate, lateral lobes oblong. Ovary brown, apex truncate, puberulent. Fl. Jul.
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A herb. It can have a 2 year life-cycle or grow for several years.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible leaves roots seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Antipyretics (leaf), Digestive system diseases (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Sinusitis (leaf), Uterine contraction (leaf), Analgesics (root), Antipyretics (root), Breast diseases (root), Fever (root), Stomach diseases (root), Digestive system diseases (stem), Abscess (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Bite(Bug) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cosmetic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Eruption (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Gynecopathy (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Hemostatic (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Fertility (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Labor (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Vasodilator (unspecified), Virility (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Menstruation disturbances (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Puerperal disorders (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant), Menstruation disturbances (whole plant), Menstruation-inducing agents (whole plant), Puerperal disorders (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant), Wound healing (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leonurus glaucescens world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449185-1
WFO ID wfo-0000224662
COL ID 3T768
BDTFX ID 38392
INPN ID 105546
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Synonyms

Leonurus sibiricus Leonurus campestris Leonurus glaucescens Leonurus glaucescens var. latifolius Leonurus glaucescens f. latifolius