Sunday 2 February 2014

LEONOTIS SEED CASES

Leonotis leonurus, also known as lion's tail and wild dagga, is a plant species in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. The plant is a broadleaf evergreen large shrub native to South Africa and southern Africa, where it is very common. It is known for its medicinal and mild psychoactive properties. The main psychoactive component of Leonotis leonurus is leonurine. This is the empty seed case shown below. See the flowers here.

This post is part of the I Heart Macros meme.

7 comments:

  1. Love the case...I can see it being made into some type of jewelry! Thanks for the post!

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  2. Beautiful! A wonderful seedcase!

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  3. stunning photo of the seed case! lovely colors.

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  4. Such intricate details…beautiful! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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