Leonorus cardiaca L.

Spice Flowers Leaves Inflorescence

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Leonorus

Catalan common name: Cardíaca. Herba del mal cor. Mà de Santa Maria.

Spanish common name: Agripalma. Cardíaca. Cola de león. Leonuro.

Province distribution: Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Asia

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Gardens.

Characteristics: A perennial plant that grows to 120 cm. and gives off a strong rancid odor, facilitating its identity. The stem is square and red to brown in colour, leaves are large, lobulate and pilose. The flowers, purple pink in colour, grow in whorls arranged along the length of a long and foliose spike.