Leonitis nepetaefolia (L.) R. Br.
Common Name : Lion’s ear
Family : Lamiaceae

HABIT |
A HERB OR SHRUB, 1.2-2.6 M TALL. |
STEMS |
STEM AND BRANCHES OBTUSELY 4-ANGLED, DEEPLY GROOVED ON OPPOSITE SIDES, FINELY TOMENTOSE. |
LEAVES |
UPPER LEAVES OVATE-LANCEOLATE, 5.6-8.5 CM LONG AND 1.5-2.6 CM WIDE, ACUTE AT BASE; LOWER LEAVES OVATE TO BROADLY OVATE, 4-20 CM LONG AND 3-15 CM WIDE, BROADLY ROUNDED OR TRUNCATE AT BASE; ALL LEAVES ACUTE TO SUBACUTE AT APEX WITH CRENATE-SERRATE MARGINS. |
FLOWERS |
ORANGE-SCARLET, BRISTLY, BORNE IN DENSE, GLOBOSE, AXILLARY WHORLS, 3.8-6.3 CM IN DIAMETER; FLORAL LEAVES LANCEOLATE, DEFLEXED; BRACTS LINEAR, UP TO 16 MM LONG, STRONGLY SPINOUS-POINTED, DEFLEXED, PUBESCENT. |
FRUITS |
NUTLETS OBLONG-OVOID, ABOUT 0.4 CM IN DIAMETER, OBLIQUELY TRUNCATE WITH RIBBED MARGINS. |