Leopoldia is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.

[2] The genus is widespread around the Mediterranean region and neighboring lands, from the Canary Islands to Iran.

At the top of the raceme there is usually a tuft of bright violet, blue or pink sterile flowers.

In 1845, Filippo Parlatore independently proposed Leopoldia for a group of species he separated from Muscari.

[5] As of February 2014[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 12 species:[1] L. comosa bulbs are pickled and eaten in Iran under the name of "moosir" (موسیر) (or 'Shallot yogurt'),[6][7] in Greece under the name of "volvoi" (βολβοί), meaning "bulbs",[8] and in the Basilicata and Apulia region of Italy, under the names of "lampascioni",[9] "lampasciuni", and "lamponi".