Question: Dear Botanist, it's a bit unfair to send you images of January plants, but I am hoping you may know …
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Dear Botanist, it's a bit unfair to send you images of January plants, but I am hoping you may know if both of these are Leonurus cardiaca. The vertical stalk definitely is - I saw the flowers last summer - but the other plant was about 50 feet away and looks similar yet different. There are SO many Mint family plants! Thank you.
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Dear Quinn, they certainly look to me like the persistent sepals of Leonurus cardiaca. This species has a spine-like point at the apex of the sepals and lobes spread wide (just as in your images). Best wishes. Other species that have similar sepals (as to the spine apex) have a dvery different stem pubescence (e.g., Galeopsis).
