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Description:

Another plant that emerged out of the snow was lion's foot, a nice tuberouis plant that normally does not see any snow. Leontice leontopetalum (Lionleaf) is a toberous plant growing in fields and open areas in Euroe and SW Asia. In Israel it is common in loessial soils of the Negev Desert. After blooming the flower develop into inflated fruits and the whole plant tumbles in the field.