''Leontice'' is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the
Berberidaceae described as a genus by
Linnaeus in 1753.
[Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 800 囊果草属 nang guo cao shu ''Leontice'' Linnaeus]
/ref>Gabriele Gresser, Peter Bachmann, Ludger Witte, F.-C. Czygan. 1993. Distribution and taxonomic significance of quinolizidine alkaloids in ''Leontice leontopetalum'' and ''L. ewersmannii'' (Berberidaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 21: 679–685
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Species
, Plants of the World Online
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accepted four species:Leontice armeniaca
''Leontice'' is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the Berberidaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted four species:
*'' Leontice armeniaca'' Belanger - Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebano ...
'' Belanger - Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
*'' Leontice ewersmanni'' Bunge - Central Asia
*'' Leontice incerta'' Pall.- Xinjiang, Kazakhstan
*''Leontice leontopetalum
''Leontice leontopetalum'', commonly known as leontice, lion's foot, lion's turnip, and lion's leaf, is a perennial geophyte having a wide distribution, and growing primarily in semi-desert regions. The name "lion's foot" is derived from the Gre ...
'' L. - eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia
Gallery
File:Leontice leontopetalum.jpg, ''L. leontopetalum'' in flower, Israel
File:Leontice leontopetalum developing inflorescence.jpg, ''L. leontopetalum'': developing inflorescence, Kew Gardens
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File:Leontice leontopetalum 122717768.jpg, Ripe, bladder-like fruits of ''L. leontopetalum'', Greece
File:Leontice incerta Baikonur 01.jpg, Bladder-like fruits of ''L. incerta'', Baikonur
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References
External links
Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone, ''Leontice leontopetalum'' L.
in French
* ttp://www.fotomontaro.com/flora/berberida/leontice_ewersmanni01.shtml Montarano Nature Photography, ''Leontice ewersmanni'' Bunge, photo from Uzbekistan
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Berberidaceae
Berberidaceae genera
Saponaceous plants