Lion's foot, Leontice leontopetalum

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Katharo plateau
Photo taken by:
Avramakis, M.
Photo taken date:
June 2008

Lion's foot

Plants

Photo of Lion's foot, Leontice leontopetalum. This perennial tuberus plant, grows in cultivated land and is considered a weed. It has yellow flowers and typical bubble like fruits. In the 2009 "Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece" the plant is listed as Vulnerable (VU).