Leonurus cardiaca
Leonurus cardiaca
FamilyGenus: Leonurusheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
An introduced, established herbaceous plant with evergreen, broad leaves. It grows to about 0.58 metres tall and flowers from June to September. It thrives in full sun, nutrient-rich, calcareous and moderately moist soils, and is not salt tolerant.
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Pollination
Ecological significance
No ecological impact assessment is currently available for this species in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Evergreen foliage persists throughout the year. Flowers are produced from June to September.
Safety note
No safety information is recorded for this plant.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Immergrün
Plant height
0.58 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun, in moderately moist, nutrient-rich, calcareous soil. Avoid saline soils.
Scientific profile
Leonurus cardiaca is an introduced, established species in Great Britain. It is a herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad, evergreen leaves and reaches approximately 0.58 metres in height. Flowering occurs from June to September. The species prefers full sun and moderately moist, nutrient-rich, calcareous or basic soils. It is not salt tolerant and associates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. It typically occurs in habitats with low disturbance and moderately warm temperatures.
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_922740491
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