Leontice | |
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Leontice leontopetalum Alpine House, Kew Gardens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Leontice L. |
Type species | |
Leontice leontopetalum | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Leontopetalon Miller. |
Leontice is a group of perennial, tuberous herbs in the family Berberidaceae, first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[4][3][5]