''Leontice'' is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the

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described as a genus by

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in 1753.Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 800 囊果草属 nang guo cao shu ''Leontice'' Linnaeus
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Species

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accepted four species: *'' 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

File:Leontice leontopetalum.jpg, ''L. leontopetalum'' in flower, Israel File:Leontice leontopetalum developing inflorescence.jpg, ''L. leontopetalum'': developing inflorescence,

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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'',

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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 {{Taxonbar, from=Q2077105 Berberidaceae Berberidaceae genera Saponaceous plants