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Acanthus mollis is a leafy, clump-forming perennial herb with tuberous roots. It has a basal rosette of dark glossy green, lobed or divided, glabrous leaves 50 cm (20 in) long and 30 cm (12 in) wide on a petiole 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long.
Common names include Acanthus and bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term ἄκανθος (akanthos) for Acanthus mollis, a plant that was commonly imitated in Corinthian capitals. [3] [4] The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish ...
Acanthus spinosus, the spiny bear's breech, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southern Europe, from Italy to western Turkey. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 150 cm (59 in) tall by 60–90 cm (24–35 in) wide.
The native plant does best in shady conditions with dappled sun ... giving inspiration for its common name of Dutchman’s breeches. The three-quarter-inch flowers are white or sometimes slightly ...
Oyster plant is a common name used for various flowering plants, including: Acanthus mollis , (also called bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean Mertensia maritima (also called oysterleaf), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
Acanthus montanus, also known as bear's breech or mountain thistle and in Igbo; ogwu_ahga (in Agbani, Enugu State Nigeria) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Acanthus. It is native to tropical Africa, growing in wet and shady places like stream borders [ 1 ] in Sierra Leone in West Africa and from Benin to Chad , Zambia , and Angola ...
Acanthaceae (/ æ k æ n ˈ θ eɪ s iː ˌ aɪ,-s i ˌ i /) is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes.
Bear's breeches Ħannewija [9] Acanthus spinosus: Acanthus spinosissimus: Spiny bear's breeches Ħannewija xewwikija [10] Achillea collina: Achillea millefolium var. collina: Mountain yarrow [11] Achillea ligustica: Ligurian yarrow [12] Achyranthes aspera var. sicula: Achyranthes sicula: Devil's horsewhip [13] Adiantum capillus-veneris ...