Leonurus

Leonurus (motherwort) 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. Species Leonurus cardiaca L. - much of northern + central Europe east to Western Siberia + Iran Leonurus chaituroides C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - southeastern China (Anhui, Hubei, Hunan) Leonurus deminutus V.I.Krecz. - Siberia, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Leonurus glaucescens Bunge - Turkey, Caucasus, Ukraine, European Russia, western Siberia (Altai and Western Siberia), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Inner Mongolia Leonurus incanus V.I.Krecz. & Kuprian. - Kazakhstan Leonurus japonicus Houtt. - Japan, Korea, Amur, Primorye, much of China (incl Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang), Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in North + South America, ......read more on Wikipedia.