Acanthus Spinosus

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Tracheophytes
Class:	Angiosperms
Class:	Eudicots
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Acanthus
Species:	A.Spinosus

             

Description:

Acanthus Spinosus is a genus of perennial plants from the Acanthaceae family that is native to Africa and found in southern Europe and northern Africa. A tall herbaceous plant, about a meter high, its leaves are very beautiful, bright dark green, toothed and thorny without being harmful. The thorns are white at the tip and their very distinct flowers are often white and purple

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial	0.15 m to 2m	Jul-Sep	900 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
yes	Yes	White and Purple	Scarce	Safe

 Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber	English	French	Other Name
Cabounia		Bear’s breeches	Acanthe épineuse	Oyster Plant

Keywords:

Acanthus latifolius, Acanthus,Acanthus mollis, Acanthus platyphyllus,wild plants,acanthe.

Sources :Wikiwand and Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.