Leontice

Leontice is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the family Berberidaceae, first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted four species:

• Leontice armeniaca <small>Belanger</small> - Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
• Leontice ewersmanni <small>Bunge</small> - Central Asia
• Leontice incerta <small>Pall.</small>- Xinjiang, Kazakhstan
• Leontice leontopetalum <small>L.</small> - eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia

Gallery

References

External links

• Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone, Leontice leontopetalum L. in French
• Cretan Flora, Leontice leontopetalum L.
• Flowers in Israel, Leontice leontopetalum L.
• Red Book, endangered species, Armenia, Leontice armeniaca Boiv.
• Montarano Nature Photography, Leontice ewersmanni Bunge, photo from Uzbekistan