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Acanthus
Acanthus
Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. This flowering plant is nectar producing and is susceptible to predation by butterflies, such as Anartia fatima, and other nectar feeding organisms. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term ἄκανθος (akanthos) for Acanthus mollis, a...
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bear's breeches
speciesAcanthus mollis
holly mangrove
speciesAcanthus ilicifolius
Spiny bear's-breeches
speciesAcanthus spinosus
Prickly Bear's Breeches
speciesAcanthus polystachyus
Syrian bear's-breeches
speciesAcanthus syriacus
Mountain thistle
speciesAcanthus montanus
Sea Holly
speciesAcanthus ebracteatus
hairy bear's-breeches
speciesAcanthus hirsutus
Hungarian Bear’s-Breeches
speciesAcanthus hungaricus
Ethiopian acanthus
speciesAcanthus sennii
Acanthus dioscoridis
speciesAcanthus dioscoridis
Acanthus eminens
speciesAcanthus eminens
Acanthus leucostachyus
speciesAcanthus leucostachyus
Acanthus ueleensis
speciesAcanthus ueleensis
Acanthus guineensis
speciesAcanthus guineensis
Acanthus spinosus × mollis
hybridAcanthus spinosus × mollis
Acanthus arboreus
speciesAcanthus arboreus
Jeruju
speciesAcanthus volubilis
Acanthus caroli-alexandri
speciesAcanthus caroli-alexandri
Acanthus carduaceus
speciesAcanthus carduaceus
Acanthus latisepalus
speciesAcanthus latisepalus
Acanthus kulalensis
speciesAcanthus kulalensis
Acanthus austromontanus
speciesAcanthus austromontanus
Acanthus longibracteatus
speciesAcanthus longibracteatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
New Genera of American Plants
Charles Plumier · 1703 · p.19
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof — Historia naturalis ranarum nostratium (1758)
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof · 1758 · p.91
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.63
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.370
General History of the Waldensians
Léger, Jean · 1750 · p.107
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 32)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.84
Cartheuser, Friedrich August: Io. Friderici Carthevser Med. Doct. Et Prof. Pvbl. Ord. Dissertatio Chymico-Physica De Genericis Qvibvsdam Plantarvm Principiis Hactenvs Plervmqve Neglectis
Cartheuser, Friedrich August · 1764 · p.3
Sanctae Paginae Encomium, in quo breviter loco suo de Praeadamitis
[Boxtelius, D.] · 1656 · p.14
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.172
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.84
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.479
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.293
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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 70046.