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Bear's breeches
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Bear's breeches

Acanthus mollis

Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bearsfoot or oyster plant, is a herbaceous perennial plant with an underground rhizome in the genus Acanthus. It is regarded as an invasive species in some jurisdictions.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Bear's breeches in Herbal of Virtues

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.63

Bear's breeches in Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.172

Bear's breeches in Herbarius

Herbarius

1485 · p.64

Bear's breeches in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.83

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In the stacks

Searching the stacks…

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 70045.