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Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

Description:

4 to 5 foot tall sprawling shrub with green strap shaped veined leaves attached to a green stem. Orange "flowers" (possibly bracts due to other structure on plant). Green bundles of what appear to be compound green flowers located at stem axils.

Habitat:

Shady garden setting in front of the Boynton Beach library. Loam highly organic soil.

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Lion's Tail
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2 Comments

MichaelEdward
MichaelEdward 11 years ago

Thanks for the comments and ID @dandoucette and @drP

drP
drP 11 years ago

Pretty plant, and great Latin name!

Mick G
Spotted by
Mick G

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 29, 2013
Submitted on Mar 29, 2013

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