Pollinator plant

common motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

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Common names

32 names · 23 languages
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Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Сардэчнік звычайны або сардэчны[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧益母草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 歐益母草[2]
Czech
  • srdečník obecný[2]
  • srdečník obecný huňatý[2]
  • srdečník obecný pravý[2]
Danish
  • Hjertespand[2]
Estonian
  • veiste-südamerohi[2]
Finnish
  • lännenrohtonukula[2]
  • rohtonukula[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Szúrós gyöngyajak[2]
Japanese
  • モミジバキセワタ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji sukatžolė[2]
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • Niibiishikaabijigan[2]
Polish
  • Serdecznik pospolity[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Пустырник сердечный[2]
Slovak
  • srdcovník obyčajný[2]
Slovenian
  • deljenolistna srčnica[2]
Swedish
  • hjärtstilla[2]
  • äkta hjärtstilla[2]
Ukrainian
  • Собача кропива звичайна[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Leonurus cardiaca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common motherwort — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Echtes Herzgespann — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Herzspannkraut — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Löwenschwanz — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • common mother-wort — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Agripaume cardiaque — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Léonure cardiaque — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • hartgespan — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • agripalma — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
[2] Leonurus cardiaca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common motherwort — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Echtes Herzgespann — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Herzspannkraut — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Löwenschwanz — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • common mother-wort — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Agripaume cardiaque — results[2].names[30]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Léonure cardiaque — results[2].names[29]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • hartgespan — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • agripalma — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • srdečník obecný — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Hjertespand — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • løvehale — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Пустырник сердечный — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • rohtonukula — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • lännenrohtonukula — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Paprastoji sukatžolė — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • srdečník obecný pravý — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • srdečník obecný huňatý — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Niibiishikaabijigan — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • モミジバキセワタ — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • veiste-südamerohi — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Serdecznik pospolity — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • hjärtstilla — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • 欧益母草 — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • äkta hjärtstilla — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • 歐益母草 — results[2].names[25]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Сардэчнік звычайны або сардэчны — results[2].names[26]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • deljenolistna srčnica — results[2].names[27]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Szúrós gyöngyajak — results[2].names[28]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • Собача кропива звичайна — results[2].names[31]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
  • srdcovník obyčajný — results[2].names[32]; taxon id 56171; Leonurus cardiaca.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Leonurus cardiaca ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Echtes Herzgespann — VernacularName.tsv, line 158149; taxon 6P8L5.
  • Löwenschwanz (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158150; taxon 6P8L5.
  • Motherwort (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158151; taxon 6P8L5.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Leonurus cardiaca is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Leonurus cardiaca — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2278685; ID 6P8L5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2278685; ID 6P8L5; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Leonurus cardiaca — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1039686; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 148595, 148596, 148598, 148599, 148600, 148601, 148602, 148603, 148604, 148605, 148606, 148607, 148608, 148610, 148611, 148612, 148613, 148614, 148615, 148616, 148617, 148618, 148619, 148620, 148621, 148622, 148623, 148624, 148625, 148626, 148628, 148629, 148630

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.