Rock Lionspaw (Leonotis ocymifolia)

Rock Lionspaw, a reference photo — Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Leonotis ocymifolia, occasionally referred to as the minaret flower, is a flowering plant of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant is used in Ethiopian folk medicine (link misleading) and found in Eastern Africa spanning from Sudan to South Africa. The plant is reasonably drought-resistant and wind tolerant. Unlike the similar Leonotus leonuris, in the ocymifolia, the tubular flowers are bolder and larger.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Rock Lionspaw being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Leonotis nepetifolia
Leonotis leonurus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Leonotis
Species: Leonotis ocymifolia

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