Lion's leaf

Description:

Tuber large and deep. The stem and leaves are waxy, hairless, emerging from different spots from the ground. Leaves pinnate. Inflorescence much branched, with many yellow flowers. Flower with 6 sepals, 6 petals (6 nectaries are hidden under 6 scales at the petals bases) and 6 anthers. The fruit is an inflated, egg-like reticulate capsule. after drying, the plant is detached from the ground, tumbles and disperses its seeds.

Habitat:

arid fields and valleys