Also known as MARIHUANILLA (Little marijuana).  This is the strain most often sold on "legal high" websites becuase it is plentiful and the plants produces resinous buds that look somewhat similar to Cannabis.  Unfortunately, this strain is low in leonurine, the active component sought after by those interested in entheogens.  The inhabitants of the rugged and remote mountainous region in the Mexican state of Chiapis call this herb Marahuanilla. It is also known by as Siberean Mugwort and as Chinese Motherwort, and has been used traditionally in Chinese medicine to treat infections, circulatory and menstruation disorders, as well as for constipation, boils, snake and insect bites.

Also known as Lion's Ear. This strain of Wild Dagga is an annual, and is most often confused for Leonurus leonotis, or "Lion's Tail."  The leaves on this strain are much wider and heart shaped, unlike the Lion's Tail, which has long, narrow leaves.  This strain is supposed to contain more leonurine than any other strain of Wild Dagga, but this has never been documented by lab work.  Grows very quickly to 8' tall and likes full sun. Flowers occur in globes (2.5-3.4 cm) slightly prickly to touch with thin leaves immediately underneath. Flowers are orange and tubular with four stamens with white filaments.  Stem is very rigid and square, plant is taprooted. Common in fallow fields.

According to Steven Foster's wonderful book, Herbal Emissaries, L. artemisia is the true Chinese motherwort, not L. sibericus. A self-seeding annual, this is the smallest and most delicate of the motherworts. Willing to grow in the poorest soils, plants should be thinned to eight inches. Again, this plant is easily controlled by hoeing out seedlings that might appear where you don't want them. Grow specs: 3-4 feet. Average soil. Full sun.

This strain of wild dagga is a Perennial, has lavender flowers and likes full sun to part shade.  Not a native to the United States, but brought here as as useful herb by early settlers from Europe. This plant was used as a heart (cardiac) stimulant by herb doctors, and also for women's disorders (which is why "mother" is part of the name). This plant was found in everyone's herb garden along with the other old-fashioned standards like catnip and tansy. The pale lavender flowers cluster in a whorl around the square stem. Each whorl of flowers sits at the base of the pair of leaves.

This is the most widely distributed plant, and the true "Wild Dagga" known for its mildly euphoric qualities.  This plant emits a wonderfully pungent lemon scent when its growing, and needs lots of sun but very little water.  This plant is a perennial has orange flowers, needs a very long growing season.  When buying Wild Dagga on the Internet, this is most likely the foliage and flowers that you will receive.