Golden-kneed Lion's Leaf, Bongardia chrysogonum, syn. Leontice chrysogonum, Berberidaceae. North Africa, Greece, and the Middle East.
Golden-kneed Lion's Leaf, Bongardia chrysogonum, syn. Leontice chrysogonum, Berberidaceae. North Africa, Greece, and the Middle East. Bongardia is a very small genus of plants belonging to the family Berberidaceae, and first described in are only two known species, Bongardia chrysogonum, native to North Africa, Greece, and the Middle East and B. margalla, native to Pakistan. The genus was monotypic until 1996, when the Pakistani populations were recognised as belonging to a second, distinct species. The species are tuberous, herbaceous plants with a large rounded tuber and attractive pinnate leaves. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). These rare plants are native to rocky mountain slopes and cultivated fields where summers are dry and winters are spent under snow.
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Location: North Africa, Greece, and the Middle East.
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