Lamiaceae
Lion's ear
Leonotis leonurus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Leonotis
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- أذن الأسد الذنبية
- Armenian
- Առյուծագի
- ary
- أبزاز
- arz
- اذن الاسد الذنبيه
- Chinese
- 狮耳花, 獅耳花, 狮尾草
- Czech
- Lvoušek oranžový
- English
- Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Wild dagga
- German
- Löwenohr
- Japanese
- レオノチス
- Russian
- Леонотис пустырниковый
- Slovak
- Srdcovník leví
- Tsonga
- Mbangi ya nhova
Synonyms
- Hemisodon leonurus (L.) Raf.
- Leonotis leonurus var. albiflora Benth.
- Leonurus africanus Mill.
- Leonurus grandiflorus Moench
- Leonurus superbus Medik.
- Phlomis leonurus L.
- Phlomis speciosa Salisb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bryce Watts-Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Steed Maher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jason Myhill, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Melanie Anthony, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Guy Taseski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gerardgiraud, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: spronck.francis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.