Leontice
Genus of flowering plants belonging to the barberry family
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Leontice is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the family Berberidaceae, first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[4][3][5]
| Leontice | |
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| Leontice leontopetalum Alpine House, Kew Gardens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Leontice L. |
| Type species | |
| Leontice leontopetalum | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Leontopetalon Miller. | |
Species
As of November 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted four species:[6]
- Leontice armeniaca Belanger - Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
- Leontice ewersmanni Bunge - Central Asia
- Leontice incerta Pall.- Xinjiang, Kazakhstan
- Leontice leontopetalum L. - eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia
Gallery
L. leontopetalum in flower, Israel
L. leontopetalum: developing inflorescence, Kew Gardens
Ripe, bladder-like fruits of L. leontopetalum, Greece
Bladder-like fruits of L. incerta, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
