Lamiaceae
Christmas candlestick
Leonotis nepetifolia
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Leonotis
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- أذن الأسد القطرمية
- arz
- اذن الاسد القطرميه
- Bangla
- ভুতভৈরব | গ্রন্থিকা | খেজুরছড়ি | মধুচুষি
- Chinese
- 荆芥叶狮耳花, 荆芥葉獅耳花, 荆芥叶狮尾草
- English
- Christmas candlestick
- Finnish
- Palloleijonankorva
- French
- Bougeoir de Noël
- Hebrew
- אוזן-ארי
- kai
- Kàa tà cìràu
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ತುಂಬೆಗಿಡ
- Kinyarwanda
- Igicumucumu
- Malayalam
- ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി
- Persian
- لئونتیس نپتیفولیا
- Portuguese
- Cordão-de-frade
- Russian
- Леонотис котовниколистный, Christmas candlestick, Klip Dagga
- sg
- Böyö
- Thai
- ฉัตรพระอินทร์
Synonyms
- Leonurus globosus Moench
- Leonurus nepetifolius (L.) Mill.
- Phlomis nepetifolia L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sureshmagnolia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Christmas candlestick: Christmas Candlestick flower (Leonotis Nepetifolia) [Aslan Kulağı, TR]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Christmas_Candlestick_flower_%28Leonotis_Nepetifolia%29_-Aslan_Kula%C4%9F%C4%B1%2C_TR-_%2830396391876%29.jpg/1280px-Christmas_Candlestick_flower_%28Leonotis_Nepetifolia%29_-Aslan_Kula%C4%9F%C4%B1%2C_TR-_%2830396391876%29.jpg)
Photo: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Christmas candlestick: Christmas candlestick (Leonotis Nepeteafolia) [Aslan Kulağı - TR]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Christmas_candlestick_%28Leonotis_Nepeteafolia%29_-Aslan_Kula%C4%9F%C4%B1_-_TR-_%2827304283292%29.jpg/1280px-Christmas_candlestick_%28Leonotis_Nepeteafolia%29_-Aslan_Kula%C4%9F%C4%B1_-_TR-_%2827304283292%29.jpg)
Photo: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.