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.

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7 comments:

  1. Jannibele2 February 2014 at 19:02

    Beautiful seed case!!

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  2. Empty nester at last2 February 2014 at 20:23

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

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  3. maryaustria3 February 2014 at 03:33

    Beautiful! A wonderful seedcase!

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  4. Chris-June3 February 2014 at 03:39

    stunning photo of the seed case! lovely colors.

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  5. Laura3 February 2014 at 17:06

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

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  6. Anonymous4 February 2014 at 01:30

    So pretty!

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  7. BarbViel7 February 2014 at 16:00

    Intriguing!

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