Ligularia (leopard plant) is a genus of Old World herbaceous perennial plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. They have yellow or orange composite flower heads with brown or yellow central disc florets, and are native to damp habitats mostly in central and eastern Asia, with a few species from Europe. There are about 120 to 140 species in the genus, and over half are endemic to China. The name Ligularia, from the Latin for "strap", refers to the shape of the ray florets.

Some species and cultivars are cultivated as ornamentals. Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ Ligularia x hessei (Ligularia dentata x Ligularia wilsoniana) 'Gregynog Gold' and Ligularia przewalskii 'The Rocket' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. They are best grown in fertile, moist soil and full sun, with some shade at midday.

1. Species

2. Ligularia abakanica

3. Ligularia achyrotricha

4. Ligularia afghanica

5. Ligularia alatipes

6. Ligularia alpigena

7. Ligularia altaica

8. Ligularia alticola

9. Ligularia altissima

10. Ligularia amplexicaulis

11. Ligularia angusta

12. Ligularia anoleuca

13. Ligularia atkinsonii

14. Ligularia atroviolacea

15. Ligularia biceps

16. Ligularia botryodes

17. Ligularia brassicoides

18. Ligularia bucovinensis

19. Ligularia cacaliiformis

20. Ligularia caloxantha

21. Ligularia calthifolia

22. Ligularia carpatica

23. Ligularia chalybea

24. Ligularia chekiangensis

25. Ligularia chimiliensis

26. Ligularia confertiflora

27. Ligularia coreana

28. Ligularia cremanthodioides

29. Ligularia cuneata

30. Ligularia curvisquama

31. Ligularia cyathiceps

32. Ligularia cymbulifera

33. Ligularia cymosa

34. Ligularia dentata

35. Ligularia dictyoneura

36. Ligularia discoidea

37. Ligularia dolichobotrys

38. Ligularia duciformis

39. Ligularia dux

40. Ligularia eriocaulis

41. Ligularia euryphylla

42. Ligularia fangiana

43. Ligularia fargesii

44. Ligularia fauriei

45. Ligularia fischeri

46. Ligularia franchetiana

47. Ligularia ghatsukupa

48. Ligularia glauca

49. Ligularia heterophylla

50. Ligularia hodgsonii

51. Ligularia hookeri

52. Ligularia hopeiensis

53. Ligularia ianthochaeta

54. Ligularia intermedia

55. Ligularia jacquemontiana

56. Ligularia jaluensis

57. Ligularia jamesii

58. Ligularia japonica

59. Ligularia kaialpina

60. Ligularia kanaitzensis

61. Ligularia kangtingensis

62. Ligularia karataviensis

63. Ligularia kareliniana

64. Ligularia kingiana

65. Ligularia knorringiana

66. Ligularia kojimae

67. Ligularia konkalingensis

68. Ligularia lamarum

69. Ligularia lanipes

70. Ligularia lankongensis

71. Ligularia lapathifolia

72. Ligularia latihastata

73. Ligularia latipes

74. Ligularia leveillei

75. Ligularia liatroides

76. Ligularia lidjiangensis

77. Ligularia limprichtii

78. Ligularia lingiana

79. Ligularia longifolia

80. Ligularia longihastata

81. Ligularia macrodonta

82. Ligularia macrophylla

83. Ligularia melanocephala

84. Ligularia melanothyrsa

85. Ligularia microcardia

86. Ligularia microcephala

87. Ligularia mongolica

88. Ligularia muliensis

89. Ligularia myriocephala

90. Ligularia nanchuanica

91. Ligularia narynensis

92. Ligularia nelumbifolia

93. Ligularia nyingchiensis

94. Ligularia odontomanes

95. Ligularia oligonema

96. Ligularia pachycarpa

97. Ligularia palmatifida

98. Ligularia paradoxa

99. Ligularia parvifolia

100. Ligularia pavlovii

101. Ligularia persica

102. Ligularia petelotii

103. Ligularia petiolaris

104. Ligularia phoenicochaeta

105. Ligularia phyllocolea

106. Ligularia platyglossa

107. Ligularia pleurocaulis

108. Ligularia potaninii

109. Ligularia przewalskii

110. Ligularia pterodonta

111. Ligularia purdomii

112. Ligularia pyrifolia

113. Ligularia retusa

114. Ligularia robusta

115. Ligularia rockiana

116. Ligularia ruficoma

117. Ligularia rumicifolia

118. Ligularia sachalinensis

119. Ligularia sagitta

120. Ligularia schizopetala

121. Ligularia schmidtii

122. Ligularia sibirica

123. Ligularia sichotensis

124. Ligularia songarica

125. Ligularia splendens

126. Ligularia stenocephala

127. Ligularia stenoglossa

128. Ligularia subsagittata

129. Ligularia subspicata

130. Ligularia talassica

131. Ligularia tenuicaulis

132. Ligularia tenuipes

133. Ligularia thomsonii

134. Ligularia thyrsoidea

135. Ligularia tissulaginea

136. Ligularia tongkyukensis

137. Ligularia tongolensis

138. Ligularia transversifolia

139. Ligularia trichocephala

140. Ligularia tsangchanensis

141. Ligularia veitchiana

142. Ligularia vellerea

143. Ligularia villosa

144. Ligularia virgaurea

145. Ligularia vorobievii

146. Ligularia wilsoniana

147. Ligularia xanthotricha

148. Ligularia yoshizoeana

149. Ligularia yunnanensis

150. Ligularia zhouquensis

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