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| name = ''Leontice''
| name = ''Leontice''
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| common_names = Lion's Leap
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| cultivar =
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{{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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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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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
