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Leontice (Greek, lion's fool; referring to the shape of the leaf). Including Bongardia. Berberidaceae. Lion's Leap. Hardy herbaceous perennials, chiefly Asian, of low growth and distinct appearance.
Tuberous: Leaves pinnate or pinnatisect, on the stem small or none: flowers yellow, racemose or in a somewhat dichotomous cyme; sepals petal-like, 3-9; petals 6, often reduced to small nectaries; stamens 6, free: carpel 1, becoming a bladdery nearly or quite indehiscent caps. Species perhaps a dozen, S. Eu. to Cent. Asia. Likely to be advertised with Dutch bulbs. These plants have a turnip-shaped corm or rhizome about 2 in. thick, and bear yellow flowers in early spring. Bongardia, now included in Leontice, has only one species.
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