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Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Straight thin stalk with whorls of orange flowers at intervals.

Habitat:

Roadside.

Notes:

Psychoactive plant.

Reference Links:

Leonotis leonurus

Species ID Suggestions

Lion's ear

Leonotis nepetifolia

Reference Link
Rahul Upadhyay
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Comments (6)
SukanyaDatta
Read the blog, Rahul. Interesting...a weed here that villagers ignore (or maybe smoke ;) and a nursery plant there! Thanks. I wish I ahd come a little earlier in the season and caught it in full bloom.
SukanyaDatta
Thank you, Archer 07. We toured Madhya Pradesh, India for 9 days but I saw this plant only in one place...where it lined the road like a weed.
Archer 07
This is a very interesting plant / flower. I have never seen one of these in California.
Rahul Upadhyay
Always welcome. Here's a link that might help with making out the species. http://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/2008/10/the-leonotis-family.html :):)

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PublishedDecember 17, 2015

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