Leonotis nepetifolia
naturalizedLamiaceae

Leonotis nepetifolia

lion's ear

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Leonotis nepetifolia, (also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear), is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint). It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. It grows to a height of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary...

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Seasonality
15 flowering · 10 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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flowering (peak April) fruiting (peak March)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

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Where documented · 86 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 293 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 64 · GBIF 85
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 34 · GBIF 43
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 12
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 13
Kēōkea · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 7
Paunau · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 5
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 5
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 5
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 2
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Kalihi · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Ukumehame · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Makaʻehu · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kalapakī · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Naholoku · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Mohopilo · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kanahena · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wahikuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puakea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keālia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Moaliʻi · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Olowalu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Aukuʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puaʻa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1