{"id":1423176,"date":"2015-05-16T05:25:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T05:25:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:56:55","slug":"leonotis-leonurus","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/leonotis-leonurus\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonotis leonurus (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leonotis<\/i> leonurus<\/i> (L.) R.Br.<\/span><\/a>, Hortus Kew. 3: 410 1811<\/em>. (Syn: Hemisodon<\/i> leonurus<\/i> (L.) Raf.<\/span><\/a>; Leonotis<\/i> leonurus<\/i> var. albiflora<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Leonurus<\/i> africanus<\/i> Mill.<\/span><\/a>; Leonurus<\/i> grandiflorus<\/i> Moench<\/span><\/a>; Leonurus<\/i> superbus<\/i> Medik.<\/span><\/a>; Phlomis<\/i> leonurus<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Phlomis<\/i> speciosa<\/i> Salisb.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]);
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Leonotis leonurus<\/em>, also known as lion’s tail<\/b> and wild dagga<\/b>, is a plant species in the Lamiaceae<\/span><\/a> (mint<\/span><\/a>) family. The plant is a broadleaf evergreen large shrub<\/span><\/a> native<\/span><\/a> to <\/span>South Africa<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>southern Africa<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> where it is very common.[2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is known for its medicinal<\/span><\/a> and mild psychoactive<\/span><\/a> properties. The main psychoactive component of Leonotis leonurus<\/i> is leonurine<\/span><\/a>.
\nThe shrub grows 3 to 6\u00a0ft (1 to 2\u00a0m) tall by 1.5 to 3.5 feet (0.46 to 1.07\u00a0m) wide.[2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The medium-dark green 2\u20134 inches (5.1\u201310.2\u00a0cm) long leaves are aromatic when crushed. The plant has tubular orange flowers in tiered whorls, typical to the mint family, that encircle the square stems. They rise above the foliage mass during the summer season, with flowering continuing into winter in warmer climates.[2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/sup><\/span>A white variety (known colloquially as ‘Alba’), as well as a yellow variety also exist.
\n<\/span>Leonotis leonurus<\/i> is cultivated as an <\/span>ornamental plant<\/span><\/a> for its copious orange blossom spikes and accent or screening qualities for use in <\/span>gardens<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>parks<\/span><\/a>.[2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is a moderate <\/span>drought tolerant<\/span><\/a> plant, and<\/span> a nectar source for birds and butterflies in landscape settings.[2]<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/sup><\/span>Lion’s tail can especially be found in other subtropical and <\/span>Mediterranean climate<\/span><\/a> regions beyond South Africa such as <\/span>California<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hawaii<\/span><\/a>,[3]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and <\/span>Australia<\/span><\/a> where it has naturalized in areas. <\/span>In cooler climates it is used as an <\/span>annual<\/span><\/a> and winter <\/span>conservatory<\/span><\/a> plant.[2]<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/sup><\/span><\/span>(From <\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/a> on 16.5.15)
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Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight : Lamiaceae, Leonotis leonurus (L.) W. T. Aiton from California-GSMAY52\/55<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
\n<\/span>Leonotis leonurus<\/em> (L.) W. T. Aiton. <\/span>a common ornamental<\/span> photographed <\/span>from Sunnyvale, California<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nFrance, July 2022 :: Leonotis leonurus :: ARK2022-092<\/a>: 4 high res. images.
\nThis was clicked in Nice, Coastal France in July 2022.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>POWO<\/a> \u00a0The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0WCSP<\/a> \u00a0GRIN<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0 Dave’s garden<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br., Hortus Kew. 3: 410 1811. (Syn: Hemisodon leonurus (L.) Raf.; Leonotis leonurus var. albiflora Benth.; Leonurus africanus Mill.; Leonurus grandiflorus Moench; Leonurus superbus Medik.; Phlomis leonurus L.; Phlomis speciosa Salisb. [Illegitimate]); . S. Africa; Introduced: Burundi, Jawa, St.Helena as per POWO; . Leonotis leonurus, also known…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[6246],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1423176","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-leonotis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1423176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1423176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1423176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1423176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1423176"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1423176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}