Acanthaceae
Acanthus

Acanthus spinosus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 639 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to S. Türkiye. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Türkey

Introduced into:

Algeria, Great Britain, Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kit Tan, Panitsa, M. & Kofinas, G. (2023). The genus Acanthus (Acanthaceae) in Greece. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 87-96.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.12.78038. epublication.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Kit Tan, Panitsa, M. & Kofinas, G. (2023). The genus Acanthus (Acanthaceae) in Greece. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 87-96.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697853 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004697845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697851 Yes
[Nice] [s.n.] France K004697844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697850 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images